bMediation is 15 years• Creation in 1998 under the name of BBMC• Institute aiming at

– development of excellence in mediation practice– management of mediation procedures – promotion of mediation

• 1000 professionals trained• over 100 certified mediators

Barometer of Mediation 2012

bMediationhttp://www.bMediation.eu

With the support ofFederal Commission for mediationhttp://www.mediation-justice.be

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Background

• Survey run in June 2012• 416 answers which represent about 50%

of the Belgian mediators • 88,5% of the respondents are accredited

by the Federal Mediation Commission – 54,9% in civil and commercial matters– 17,4% in labour matters– 56% in family matters

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Respondents profile - background

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• 50 mediators share about 2500 mediations/year which is about 65% of the market

• 40% of the mediators have never mediate any case

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Mediation - sectors

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Success rate

• The success rate is on average over 75% in civil and commercial matters

• In familial matters, the success rate depends highly on the mediator

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The origine of mediation appointments

• Over 50% of the mediators create their own market • 13% of the mediations are initiated by judges• Less than 15% of the mediations are administered by

mediation centersConclusion• The majority of mediations take place outside the

judicial or associative framework

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Time frame for starting a mediation

Observation• The majority of mediations started within 15 days after the initial

contact with the mediator

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Average duration of a mediation

Observations• Mediation in family matters require on average 5 sessions of

1h30 to 2h00• Mediation in civil and commercial require about 2 or 3

sessions of 4 hours

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Cost of mediation

• A large number of mediations are subsidised (family, labour, B2C, neighborhood)

• In commercial matters, the average cost of mediation is in between 500€ and 1.500€

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Perception of the mediation profession

• 57,7% of the mediators claim that there are barriers to their profession – Mediation is unknown– Resistance from lawyers– Resistance from parties– Resistance from public services– Weak demand– Misunderstanding about what mediation is– Access to the profession– Difficulty to start