Litigation and Arbitration Updates 4-2013

Royal Decree 980/2013, of December 13, 2013, was published on December 27, 2013 in the Official State Gazette, to implement four essential elements of Law 5/2012, of July 6, 2012 on mediation in civil and commercial matters (the “Law”): (1) mediators’ training; (2) making information on mediators and mediation institutions publicly available; (3) the scope of mediators’ obligation to have civil liability insurance and (4) the simplified online mediation process.

These four elements are further explained in the following paragraphs.

1. MEDIATORS’ TRAINING

2. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF THE INFORMATION ON MEDIATORS AND MEDIATION INSTITUTIONS

3. MEDIATORS’ OBLIGATIONS TO HAVE LIABILITY INSURANCE

4. THE SIMPLIFIED ONLINE MEDIATION PROCESS

5. ENTRY INTO FORCE