Italian legislation on mediation

Poglobljena analiza 15-04-2011

This report analyses the Italian legislation transposing Directive 2008/52/EC on certain aspects of mediation in civil and commercial matters. The Italian legislator has gone further than the requirements of the Directive: the possibility of using mediation is not restricted solely to cross-border disputes but applies to all disputes concerning alienable rights in civil and commercial matters. For certain disputes, mediation is a condition of admissibility of civil proceedings. The mediation service is run by public and private bodies supervised by the Ministry of Justice.