FAQ

• At the time of writing the contract (clause): a conventional mediation
• At the origin of the dispute (with or without contractual clause): joint, unilateral or conventional mediation
• Before the judge, on the initiative of the parties or proposed by the Judge: judicial mediation

Alternative dispute resolution is an out-of-court process as opposed to traditional dispute resolution, which involves bringing the dispute before a state judge.

No. Either party may at any time and freely terminate the process.

Any mediator or arbitrator must be independent, neutral and impartial to the parties. It must also disclose all circumstances that, in the eyes of the parties, would affect its independence and/or impartiality.
In addition to an ethical charter to which the mediators and arbitrators are subject, the Centre takes care, before each case is put into place, to ask its mediators to sign a declaration of independence specific to each case.