The purpose of the article is to determine the state and prospects for the introduction of mediation as an alternative way of resolving legal disputes in the judicial procedure in Ukraine. The European Court of Human Rights in its decisions has repeatedly pointed out the imperfection of judicial protection in Ukraine, especially paying attention to such problems of the Ukrainian judicial system as insufficient legal certainty, failure to comply with reasonable time limits for considering cases, limitation of the right to access to court, insufficient observance of the principles of independence and impartiality of court. Therefore, the introduction of new alternative methods of resolving legal disputes in Ukraine, one of which is mediation, should become an integral part of the national mechanism for protecting the rights and freedoms of the individual.