MEDIATION UNDER THE AMENDMENTS OF THE CIVIL PROCEDURE ACT OF 2019

Authors

  • Ivana Vrcić VERN University, Zagreb, Croatia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30925/zpfsr.41.1.19

Keywords:

mediation procedure; mandatory mediation; delay in civil actions; on-line mediation

Abstract

The paper analyses amendments to the mediation procedure according to the Novel of the Civil Procedure Act of 2019. It presents possible issues of practice brought about new rules on the possibility of referring parties to the mediation procedure during litigation. The advantages and disadvantages of the introduced mandatory mediation institute are pointed out, with reference to mediation in remedies proceedings. The
article analyses shortening of the length of the delay in civil actions for the purposes of mediation for speeding up and shortening the litigation. The question arises as to the possibilities of application beyond institutional on-line mediation in relation to the prescribed electronic communication with the courts.

Published

2020-09-25

How to Cite

Vrcić, I. (2020). MEDIATION UNDER THE AMENDMENTS OF THE CIVIL PROCEDURE ACT OF 2019. Collected Papers of the Law Faculty of the University of Rijeka, 41(1), 423–433. https://doi.org/10.30925/zpfsr.41.1.19