Mediation, Court-annexed Mediation and Judges as Mediators
The European Commission is launching its next ADR initiative at a time when Germany’s implementation of the first one, the EU Directive on certain aspects of mediation in civil and commercial matters...
View ArticleLaw in the Making: Update on the German Mediation Act
This is an update to my earlier post on the progress made on the Mediation Act, which I had characterized as “much ado about nothing”. The draft version of the Mediation Act on which the all-party...
View ArticleGerman Mediation Act Takes First Hurdle
Yesterday, the Mediation Act was passed, by an unanimous vote, in the “lower chamber” of the German parliament, by the Bundestag, in the form previously reported here. The consent of the “upper...
View ArticleADR in the Upper House: Mediating the Mediation Act, Rejecting Brussels
The Upper House (Bundesrat) of the German Parliament has been active in ADR related matters twice this month: First, its Legal Committee (Rechtausschuss) sent the Mediation Act, which has been...
View ArticleMediating the Mediation Act – Next Round
The Mediation Committee (Vermittlungsausschuss) of the upper and the lower house of the German parliament (Bundesrat and Bundestag) has put the Mediation Act on the agenda for its June 13, 2012...
View ArticleUpdate: Still Mediating the Mediation Act
Update on the progress, or lack thereof, of the Mediation Act: In yesterday’s session, the Mediation Committee (Vermittlungsausschuss) did not deal with the Mediation Act, even though it was on the...
View ArticleGerman Mediation Act and the Mediation Committe: Final Compromise, Financial...
In last night’s session of German Parliament’s Mediation Committee (Vermittlungsausschuss), a compromise was finally reached on the Mediation Act (Gesetz zur Förderung der Mediation und anderer...
View ArticleHot Off The Press: German Mediation Act Published in Federal Gazette, In...
Finally, the German Mediation Act has been signed into law by the President of the Federal Republic (Bundespräsident) on July 21, 2012. It was published in today’s online Federal Gazette...
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