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An overview of the key dispute resolution methods: mediation, arbitration, conciliation, and other procedures, including explanations of their processes, differences, and areas of application.

Planning Accelerator Consensus: A Modern Approach to Public Administration

Mediation acts as a strategic catalyst in the public sector: it resolves deadlocks, ensures legal certainty, and, through consensus-based processes,…

Strategic leverage: The quality assurance procedure for lawyers

State-approved quality procedures give lawyers back strategic procedural authority and enable fast, legally secure, and enforceable solutions outside of lengthy…

Strategic tool for lawyers: Why the conciliation office is not a competitor

As a strategic tool, the state-approved conciliation office strengthens lawyers' sovereignty, speeds up proceedings, and creates secure, confidential, and efficient…

Online dispute resolution: Just as secure and legally binding as a face-to-face meeting? When handshakes go digital

Online dispute resolution offers companies a legally secure, confidential, and efficient alternative to traditional face-to-face proceedings by using digital technologies,…

Apply for conciliation online: How to suspend the statute of limitations digitally and with legal certainty

The deadline has passed? An online quality application protects your claims immediately. Read how the procedure works.

Mediation in project management: seeing conflict as an opportunity

Projects are the engine of entrepreneurial development and at the same time breeding grounds for conflict. Differing interests, scarce resources,…
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Business peace instead of litigation: how conciliation proceedings can efficiently resolve commercial disputes

The conciliation procedure resolves commercial disputes quickly, confidentially and cost-effectively, without court proceedings and with a focus on reaching a…
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Mediation Conciliation Arbitration

Mediation, conciliation or arbitration? Alternative dispute resolution saves time, costs and protects business relationships through confidential solutions.
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Experts call for a “reboot” of the Mediation Directive

Despite the EU directive, mediation remains under 1% of all cases across Europe. Experts see an urgent need for action…
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Business mediation – opportunities and risks of out-of-court dispute resolution

The Mediation Act has created new ways of resolving corporate conflicts. Business mediation is an efficient, resource-saving alternative to court…
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CenaCom mediators as neutral experts

CenaCom's mediators prepare independent legal opinions on defined issues on behalf of disputing parties.
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CenaCom – Preservation of evidence

The procedure for securing evidence before CenaCom allows facts to be documented flexibly and quickly out of court. The procedure…
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Current publications on conflict management

Out-of-court conflict management is becoming increasingly important in cultural businesses and at cultural events. In current articles, managing directors Boltze…