Lawyers in ADR

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Finanziato dalla
commissione europea

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Specific programme
“Civil Justice” 2007 – 2013

Overview
Lawyers in ADR is the shared name of three connected, EU funded projects, to promote the knowledge and the use of Directive 2008/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on certain aspects of mediation in civil and commercial matters.

Specific Objectives
In particular, the three projects aim to:

  • remove impediments for EU lawyers to actively resort to mediation;
  • help set common standards for mediation advocacy, especially for cross border cases;
  • facilitate cooperation and sharing of know-how among lawyers from EU countries in the field of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).

Key Activities
Lawyers in ADR finances a wide array of ADR related activities, including:

  • Training courses on civil and commercial mediation for EU lawyers;
  • Video on cross-border mediation, translated into 23 EU languages;
  • Survey on data gathering to quantify the cost of not using mediation;
  • Book on mediation advocacy in the EU;
  • Website with articles, video clips, rules, regulations and other ADR tools;
  • International Conference to present the projects’ results and impact.
  • Projects Results

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About “Civil Justice” 2007-2013
The Specific Programme “Civil Justice” 2007-2013, established by the European Parliament and the Council (Decision N°1149/2007/EC), aims to promote judicial cooperation among the 27 EU Member States. Activities funded under the Programme are meant to:

  • contribute to the creation of a genuine European area of justice in civil matters based on mutual recognition and mutual confidence;
  • encourage the elimination of obstacles to the good functioning of cross-border civil proceedings in the Member States;
  • improve the daily life of individuals and businesses by enabling them to assert their rights throughout the European Union, notably by fostering access to justice;
  • improve the contacts, exchange of information and networking between judicial and administrative authorities and the legal professions.