Mediation In Cyprus

Although approximately 90% of the actions filed in the Cyprus courts are resolved without a trial, there are still long delays in hearing cases.  Mediation aims to reduce the the time taken to resolve disputes and the costs of access to justice. The process was introduced into the Cyprus legal system with national legislation enacted in 2012 to transpose the European Mediation Directive 2008/52/EC. The uptake of mediation was slow at first, but in recent years there has been an increased uptake in the use of mediation as an alternative to a full trial. Mediation is an out of court process where the parties to a dispute come to the proceedings voluntarily accompanied by their lawyers and, with the help of an independent and impartial mediator, negotiate and seek to resolve their dispute by an agreement, which may be made enforceable under certain conditions.