New General Law on Alternative Dispute Resolution
Mechanisms
On January 26, 2024th, the new General Law on
Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms ("GLADRM") was
published in the Official Journal of the Federation, in compliance
with the 2017 constitutional amendment that made Alternative
Dispute Resolution Mechanisms a constitutionally protected practice
in Mexico.
The GLADRM seeks to regulate and harmonize the practice of
parties using alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, including
mediation and conciliation at a national level, taking into account
the various state laws applicable to dispute resolution.
Therefore, the GLADRM is projected to be a useful tool to
standardize mediation and conciliation throughout the country, as
well as to update numerous procedural issues such as the use of
electronic media and general principles governing mediation and
conciliation. Such updates were necessary given previous
differences in certain definitions and
