Tag: mediation law

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21 October 2013

EU Parliament questionnaire on effective mediation policy

The European Parliament has issued a public questionnaire ('Assessing the Impact of the EU Mediation Directive and Exploring Legislative and …

25 January 2013

Hong Kong: first case on new Mediation Ordinance

The Hong Kong Court of First Instance has in Lincoln Air Conditioning & Engineering Co Ltd and another v Chan Ping Fai Ricky and …

05 November 2012

Italy's Constitutional Court rules mandatory mediation unconstitutional

In an interim statement released by the Court on 26 October, Italy's mandatory four-month mediation process to be undertaken before litigation is …

30 October 2012

Spain promotes civil and commercial mediation via collaboration agreement and new Act

On 10 October 2012, a collaboration agreement between Spanish judges and the Chambers of Commerce was signed to foster mediation as an …

19 October 2012

New Mediation Ordinance to come into effect in Hong Kong on 1 January 2013

The Secretary of Justice has given notice that the new Mediation Ordinance which was enacted in Hong Kong on 22 June 2012 will come into effect on 1 …

08 October 2012

Update on ADR in Japan's financial services sector

Our previous post reported on the "Law Concerning the Promotion of the Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures” (the “ADR Promotion Law”), …

27 September 2012

The introduction of a new Mediation Act in the Czech Republic

On 1 September 2012 the new Mediation Act (Act No. 202/2012 Coll (the Act) became effective. Mediation is not widely used in the Czech Republic and …

07 August 2012

German mediation law comes into force

The German mediation bill has long been a source of debate and disagreement between the German Parliament's two chambers. Indeed, …

07 August 2012

Hong Kong's arbitration law expressly provides for arb-med/med-arb

Hong Kong's Arbitration Ordinance came into force on 1 June 2011.  One of its enhanced features is that, provided the parties consent in writing, an …

30 July 2012

Judicial mediation in mainland China explained

With the Chinese courts under increasingly heavy case loads, use of "judicial mediation" continues to be encouraged by all levels of the Chinese courts …

07 July 2012

Mediation Ordinance enacted in Hong Kong giving effect to earlier Mediation Bill

On 22 June 2012, the Mediation Ordinance (the Ordinance) was enacted in Hong Kong.  It will come into force when the Secretary for Justice publishes …

08 June 2012

Update on draft Irish Mediation Bill

The Joint Oireachtas Committee for Justice, Defence and Equality received 16 submissions regarding the draft Mediation Bill, and held public …