Clifford Chance
Newsletter - New German law on mediation comes into force
6 August 2012
After months of political struggle, Germany passed a new law to promote mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution ("Mediation Law"). The Mediation Law implements EU-Directive no. 2008/52/EG. It has the following main objectives:
- To improve common awareness of mediation as an alternative to litigation.
- To reduce the number of pending court cases and to accelerate justice.
- To create transparency regarding quality standards for mediators.
- To provide the parties with a legal framework for mediation proceedings.
