As reported by "Zakon i Business", the Verkhovna Rada
(the Parliament) failed to adopt the law "On Mediation",
which draft had been considered for more than 3 years. Thus, an
attempt to institutionalize this procedure in Ukraine based on
success experience of mature jurisdictions has failed. Does this
mean that mediation has now become illegal?
Out-of-court compromise
Clients sometimes note that the best lawyers are those who can
resolve a dispute to the satisfaction of the parties via a
pre-trial procedure. Well, this can hardly be argued. Despite the
thrill of the court proceedings, which is often viewed by the
lawyers as an opportunity to "solve a puzzle" and to
demonstrate all their professional skills, the client is more
interested in the result itself. It means – no headache and
minimum cost. Mediation is intended to meet these metrics. Though
currently the Ukrainian legislation almost does not regulate this
institution, mediation becomes more popular.
