Although delighted with the potential implications for the growth of mediation by the obvious acceptance and interest of the European Commission (EC) in this field, the Green Paper is premature in its emphasis on possible attempts to consider regulation of the field as a whole.
The paper follows an extensive exercise carried out by the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (Cedr) and four other mediation bodies from France, The Netherlands, Italy and Brussels. Research was carried out into the current state of mediation and other non-litigious dispute resolution procedures in the 15 member states and recommendations for future developments produced.
