Historical Use of Non-Adversarial Dispute Resolution Methods – Mediation – Introduction and Evolution – Mediation as Understood in the Sri Lankan Dispute Resolution Regime – The Legal Framework for the Use of Mediation – The Community Mediation Boards – The Mediation (Special Categories of Disputes) Panels – The Commercial Mediation Center of Sri Lanka – Common Features of the Statutes – The International ADR Centre – The Type of Mediation – New Legislation on Mediation for Civil and Commercial Disputes – The Singapore Convention – Prospects for the Expansion of the Use of Mediation – Conclusion – References.