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Public consultation on mediation in the EU
The EU Commission has launched a consultation to gather views on the extent to which the EU Mediation Directive (2008/52/EC) has achieved its objectives …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
New Spanish law on mediation
The Royal Decree-law of 5 March 2012 on civil and commercial mediation was published in the official Spanish journal on the 6 March 2012. With this new …
Update on implementation of the Mediation Directive
We previously reported on the progress by Member States towards implementing the EU Mediation Directive, the deadline for which was 21 May 2011. In …
Failure of nine Member States to implement the Mediation Directive by the deadline
On 22 July 2011, the European Commission sent letters of formal notice to the Czech Republic, Spain, France, Cyprus, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, …
Implementation of the European Mediation Directive in Germany
In July 2010, the German Federal Ministry of Justice published a draft bill which, if passed into law, will deal with the implementation of the European …
ECJ issues its opinion in support of Italian mandatory mediation rules
The implementation of new domestic Italian legislation requires parties to engage in mediation as a pre-condition to accessing the Italian courts in many …
Compulsory mediation launched in Italy's civil courts
The long-awaited legislative decree addressing "mediation aimed at conciliation of civil and commercial disputes" came into effect on 20 March. The …
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