Mediation is also known as Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) but may be otherwise described as a managed conversation.
Mediation is used as a mandated step in resolving disputes whether between big companies tussling over money in court or in arguments between members of sporting clubs.
And that is one of the benefits of mediation: it is always confidential to the parties and any discussion held at mediation cannot be used as evidence in any court proceedings or in any other forum. Sometimes, mediation would be the preferred course of action at a club level if no formal or informal procedure has managed to settle the matter.