The Mediation Committee, which is popularly known as Shaks Committee consists of members who are well versed in legal field, have interpersonal skills, negotiation skills and good judgement.The Mediation Committee's task is to help people resolve disputes by facilitating discussion and guiding them toward a mutually acceptable agreement. The Committee resolves many complex disputes and issues in the shortest possible duration without involving any cost. The members of the committee who are basically mediators, are neutral third parties. They call the parties involved in a dispute to their office to help them negotiate a resolution.The Mediation Committee receives complaints of various nature including: family disputes-such as problems between family members over entitlements after a bereavement, or issues around property, children, and other assets during separation or divorce,business transactions-such as problems that can arise when parties fail to agree on the final price of a business asset sale, or compensation for laid-off staff, housing matters-such as tenant/landlord disputes, commercial disputes-such as neighbour issues.
