Recent mediation developments with a focus on labor, commercial, and institutional dispute resolution.
The South African government is finalizing draft amendments to the Road Accident Fund (RAF) Act. These proposed changes cover mediation and conciliation procedures for dispute res...
Thailand and Cambodia have entered an international conciliation process through the United Nations to address a long-standing maritime boundary dispute involving significant offs...
Pakistan is preparing to introduce legislation in parliament to ratify the Singapore Convention on Mediation.The Minister for Law announced progress toward this step at Singapore...
On September 10, 2026, the Victorian County Court ruled that a handwritten mediation agreement signed between QBE Insurance and a claimant in a disability insurance dispute was en...
Supreme Court judge BV Nagarathna cautioned against using mediation in family disputes involving violence, coercive control, or significant power imbalance. Speaking at a regional...
The Government of India has set up the Mediation Council of India (MCI) to regulate and promote institutional dispute resolution.The council is established under the Mediation Act...
A mediation session at Brazil's Superior Labor Court (TST) between Caixa Econômica Federal and banking unions failed to produce a settlement regarding the collective labor agreeme...
On September 4, 2026, a Delaware bankruptcy judge ordered mediation in the dispute over $211 million in interest earnings held in escrow as part of the Boy Scouts of America's $1....
On September 18, Micron and the Taiwan Micron Memory Union held their initial mediation meeting, discussing compensation, bonuses, and workplace rights. Both parties described the...
On September 15, 2026, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) in New Delhi ordered B9 Beverages Limited, the parent company of craft beer brand Bira 91, and its creditors to eng...
France's Ministry of Justice has announced the creation of a specialized mediation unit to address international parental abductions. The new unit, to be operational in the autumn...
A U.S. federal court in Florida has ordered the parties in an ongoing commercial dispute - Corporación Eléctrica del Ecuador (Celec EP), Progen Industries LLC, and related entitie...
Cambodia and Thailand have engaged in an international conciliation process at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in Singapore to address a long-running maritime dispute in...
The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) and the Personal Injury Plaintiff Lawyers Association (Pipla) have sought leave to appeal a High Court decision that dismissed their challen...
The International Organisation for Mediation (IOMed) in Hong Kong has announced its readiness to mediate state-to-state disputes. Six countries have nominated 26 mediators from le...
The Naples Court of Appeal ruled that if a lawyer does not provide written notice to a client about the option of mediation as required by law, this omission can lead to the annul...
On August 8, 2026, the Jharkhand High Court ruled that once a settlement reached through court-annexed mediation is reduced to writing and signed by the parties, neither party may...
The Korean Air Pilots Union (KAPU) has sought formal labor mediation from the Seoul Regional Labor Relations Commission concerning a dispute with management over pilot seniority d...
On June 25, 2024, the Polish government approved a draft law to reform court mediation standards.The new legislation will create a National Register of Court Mediators and establi...
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has launched its first court-annexed mediation centre in Islamabad. Established with assistance from the European Union and the United Nations Develo...
On August 28, 2026, Singapore's government announced the nationwide rollout of enhanced mediation measures and community intervention to address neighbour disputes.Starting Septem...
After weeks of strike action, the B.C. Nurses' Union accepted a mediated proposal, pausing all job action while wage issues proceed to binding arbitration. Mediators recommended r...
On August 21, 2026, the Bombay High Court ruled that commercial suits genuinely seeking urgent interim relief are not required to undergo mandatory pre-litigation mediation under...
The Supreme Court of India conducted a Special Lok Adalat as part of its Samadhan Samaroh mediation initiative, resulting in the amicable settlement of over 400 cases on the first...
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