Appropriate use In considering whether the courts should use the power which they have now found to
enforce mediation agreements they will, no doubt, bear in mind the desire to promote the wider use of mediation.
The Brokerage filed a motion seeking to
enforce the mediation agreement as interpreted by the mediator.
Not exact matches
In relation to cross-border
mediation, Art 7 of the Directive adds teeth to that expectation, by requiring member states to ensure that mediators must not be compellable to give evidence in civil proceedings or arbitration regarding information arising out of or in connection with a
mediation, except where overriding considerations of public policy otherwise require, or where disclosure of the content of the
mediation settlement
agreement is necessary in order to implement or
enforce it.
Success prospects Colman J, in Cable & Wireless, observed that what the court is being asked to
enforce, in terms of a
mediation agreement, is that the parties put their case before a mediator.
For this reason, in the author's view, the courts should generally
enforce agreements to mediate even where there is a question mark over the likely success of the
mediation itself.
For this to happen it is essential that
mediation agreements are only
enforced where it is likely to be advantageous to do so.
People are able to legally
enforce the arrangements made during
mediation sessions through the registration of a Minute of
Agreement or by lodging a Joint Minute with the court.
Summary: Divorce
mediation agreements are
enforced as any regular court order, under two separate statutes, as well as under Colorado case law.
(3) A court will not act on a petition to change or
enforce this
agreement unless the petitioner has participated, or attempted to participate, in good faith in
mediation or other appropriate dispute resolution proceedings to resolve the dispute.
A: Yes, pursuant to the CEAM (Section 56) the
mediation agreement as well as the arbitration award can be judicially
enforced in the event the non prevailing party fails to comply.
Any terms that the parties agree to during the course of the
mediation session that aren't put into writing in the
mediation agreement can not be judicially
enforced.