Mediation Centre Sabah (MCS)
SOFT-LAUNCHING OF THE MEDIATION CENTRE SABAH (MCS)
Press Statement
Thank you for coming to the launching of the Sabah Law Association Mediation Centre
Sabah. The mediation centre will be known as MEDIATION CENTRE SABAH (MCS). We are
in fact the last Bar to set up such a centre in Malaysia. The first one was established
in Kuala Lumpur by the Bar Council followed by Sarawak who officially launched theirs
last year.
MCS is set up under the auspices of Sabah lLw Association (SLA). It is under the
purview of the sub-committee of Alternative Dispute Resolution-Mediation.
Our objectives are:
- To promote the development, acceptance and usage
of mediation in Sabah;
- To provide mediation services for parties seeking
alternative dispute resolution in Sabah.
The advantages of mediation:
- Save costs
- Save time
- Less risk
- Preserve relationships
- Private and confidential
Venue
The MCS is currently housed in the SLA Secretariat at No. 56, Jalan Pantai, Kota
Kinabalu. The Meeting room and the Counsel room at the Secretariat are available
for mediation purposes.
Mediators
The MCS has a panel of mediators who have completed a mediation workshop of at least
32 hours duration and satisfactory completion of the Assessment Procedure conducted
during or after the Mediation Workshop. Currently, we have about 27 mediators in
our panel. The mediators have agreed to observe the Code of Conduct prescribed by
the MCS.
Costs
There will be an administrative fees of RM300.00. The SLA meeting room is available
at a rental of RM350.00 for full day and RM180.00 for half day. Alternative venue
can be arranged at costs to be agreed by the parties. The mediator's fees are
in accordance with the remuneration scale fixed by the MCS. The parties who submitted
for mediation will bear the cost of mediation equally.