Preparing for Mediation as a Party Is Mediation Appropriate for My Dispute? Mediation can be used for most kinds of disputes, including disagreements involving contracts, debts, wills and estates, commercial disputes, wrongful dismissal, real estate and construction disputes, and personal injury claims. Since it is often difficult to categorize a dispute, it is useful to look at the circumstances to determine whether mediation can help Mediation is not appropriate for some disputes, especially when there is fear of violence between any of the parties.