Conciliation procedures will be able to be used for:
- Labor disputes – e.g. on issues of reinstatement, wages, non-performance of labor duties by one of the parties;
- Civil disputes with the amount of claim up to 50 average salaries in the economy (excluding interest, penalties and legal costs) – e.g. debt collection, compensation for damages, dissemination of false and defamatory information;
- Family disputes (excluding divorce and domestic violence) – e.g. custody, residence and maintenance of children.
This is what Logos-Press writes, explaining the advantages of such a mechanism that unloads the judicial system. In the fall, a new law on mediation and the status of mediators will come into force, which will give a start to pre-trial settlement.
The main innovation is that in some cases, the parties to a conflict will have to attend at least one free mediation meeting first in order to benefit from a 25% discount on court costs.
