“Roland Legal Report 2017” published
A majority of Germans would prefer a mediation process to court proceedings in the event of a conflict. This is the result of the current “Roland Legal Report 2017”. According to the report, as many as 67% of Germans would favor a mediation procedure if they had already had initial experience with dispute resolution through mediation. At the same time, the proportion of Germans who have already had initial experience with mediation is only 4%.
This low percentage can only be explained by the fact that too few advisors (lawyers, tax advisors) are still considering the possibility of amicable dispute resolution through mediation. This result is unsatisfactory against the background of Section 1 (3) BORA. According to this provision, lawyers must protect their clients from loss of rights and assist them in shaping the law, avoiding conflicts and settling disputes.
Another result of the study “argues” for the option of out-of-court dispute resolution in the event of a conflict: 80% of Germans are of the opinion that court proceedings take too long. While local court proceedings take an average of 4.8 months and regional court proceedings an average of 9.9 months (Federal Statistical Office, Rechtspflege Zivilgerichte 2015, p. 26, 56), conflicts can be resolved amicably in around one to two days with the help of a mediator.
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