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The directive is in: European Union strongly backs cross‐border mediation
Author(s) -
Bleemer Russ
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
alternatives to the high cost of litigation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1549-4381
pISSN - 1549-4373
DOI - 10.1002/alt.20231
Subject(s) - mediation , directive , confidentiality , political science , law , supreme court , european union , preference , member states , alternative dispute resolution , business , international trade , computer science , economics , microeconomics , programming language
The European Union makes it official: It prefers mediation for cross‐border civil and commercial disputes. Now, the member states must adopt laws and regulations implementing that preference. Full details on the new EU mediation directive are provided. Also: New York's top court will decide a controversial mediation confidentiality case, and New Jersey's Supreme Court gets a recommendation to ease an ADR representative registration rule.