The Civil Mediation Council (CMC) is the recognised authority in England and Wales for all matters related to civil, commercial, workplace and other non-
family mediation. It is the first point of contact for the Government, the judiciary, the legal profession and industry on mediation issues.
The CMC is a not for profit company limited by guarantee and operates as a charity. It has more than 400 members and provides major conferences and forums
CMC operates an
accreditation
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scheme for organisations that provide mediation services. The
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has used the accreditation scheme as a mark of
quality assurance.
Membership
General Member
Anyone with an interest in mediation can become a general member of the CMC, whether or not they are a mediator. Membership is also open to corporate and other bodies. The CMC provides information on mediation and also several training events throughout the year.
Registered Member
Registered membership is open to mediators and
mediation providers. The main requirements for registration are:
*successful completion of an assessed training course
*current mediator experience
*adherence to an acceptable ethical code (e.g. the EU Model Code of Conduct for Mediators)
*
professional indemnity insurance
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cover
*continuing professional development
*a published complaints procedure
Background
CMC was established in 2003 under the chairmanship of Lord Justice Sir
Brian Neill
Sir Brian Thomas Neill PC QC (2 August 1923 – 24 December 2017) was a British jurist. He was the son of Sir Thomas Neill, JP and the elder brother of Patrick Neill, Baron Neill of Bladen. He was educated at Highgate School, where he later ...
. It was created to be the neutral and independent body to represent and to promote civil and commercial mediation as alternatives to
litigation and thereby to further law reform and access to justice for the general public. It followed an initiative by mediator and
barrister Jonathan Dingle to build on unsuccessful attempts to provide a single unified voice for civil and commercial mediation in the United Kingdom.
On 11 December 2007, the CMC elected
Gordon Slynn
Gordon Slynn, Baron Slynn of Hadley (17 February 1930 – 7 April 2009) was a British judge and Advocate General of the European Court of Justice. He particularly specialised in European law. He was a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.
Early life
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as its President and Lord Justice
Henry Brooke as its Chairman.
References
Further reading
Dispute Resolution Commitment:
http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/guidance/mediation/drc-may2011.pdf
Guidance notes on the Dispute Resolution Commitment http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/guidance/mediation/drc-guidance-may2011.pdf
MoJ consultation, “Solving disputes in the county courts: creating a simpler, quicker and more proportionate system - A consultation on reforming civil justice in England and Wales” http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/consultations/solving-disputes-county-courts.pdf
See, in particular section 3 (which sets out proposals relating to ADR).
Resolution of the European Parliament regarding the implementation of Directive 2008/52/EC on certain aspects of mediation in civil and commercial matters in member states, its impact on mediation and its take-up by the courts (13 September 2011): http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+TA+P7-TA-2011-0361+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN&language=EN.
UNCITRAL Conciliation Rules – UN Resolution 35/52 adopted by the General Assembly on 4 December 1980
http://www.uncitral.org/pdf/english/texts/arbitration/conc-rules/conc-rules-e.pdf
UNCITRAL Model Law on Conciliation – UN Resolution 57/18 adopted by the General Assembly on 24 January 2003
https://undocs.org/A/RES/57/18
EU Code of Conduct for Mediators adopted in July 2004
http://ec.europa.eu/civiljustice/adr/adr_ec_code_conduct_en.pdf
EU Mediation Directive – Directive 2008/52/EC of the European parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:136:0003:0008:En:PDF
Access to Justice Final Report by The Right Honourable The Lord Woolf, Master of the Rolls, July 199
National Archives (UK)
Review of Civil Litigation Costs Final Report by The Right Honourable Lord Justice Jackson, December 2009
http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/8EB9F3F3-9C4A-4139-8A93-56F09672EB6A/0/jacksonfinalreport14011{{Dead link, date=July 2020 , bot=InternetArchiveBot , fix-attempted=yes
HM Government ADR Pledge announced by the Lord Chancellor in March 2001
http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/docs/alternative-dispute-resolution-08-09.pdf
Resolving Workplace Disputes - Department of Business Innovation & Skills, January 2011
http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/biscore/employment-matters/docs/r/11-511-resolving-workplace-disputes-consultation.pdf
Solving disputes in the county courts – creating a simpler, quicker and more proportionate system: Ministry of Justice, March 2011
http://www.justice.gov.uk/consultations/docs/solving-disputes-county-courts.pdf
Mediation
Legal organisations based in England and Wales
Organizations established in 2003