Describe your understanding of the ‘law based’ critiques of mediation set out by Genn and others, and explain the extent to which you agree with them

‘The mediator does not make a judgement about the quality of the settlement. Success in mediation is a settlement that the parties can live with. The outcome of mediation is not about just settlement, it is just about settlement.’

Hazel Genn. 2008. Judging Civil Justice. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p.117
Describe your understanding of the ‘law based’ critiques of mediation set out by Genn and others, and explain the extent to which you agree with them