BECOME A MEDIATOR THROUGH MEDIATION COURSES DESIGNED BY THE CYPRUS CENTER FOR ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

The mediation market in Cyprus is governed by the provisions of the Law on Certain Matters of Mediation in Civil Disputes Law of 2012 (Law 159(I)/2012). This law requires that for someone to become a mediator, they will have to undergo mediation training of a duration of 40-hours .

According to the relevant domestic law concerning mediation, there are two types of mediation – mediation for commercial disputes and mediation for civil disputes. A commercial dispute is a dispute arising from a commercial transaction between traders or between traders and public authorities, while a civil dispute means any dispute that may be the subject of civil proceedings, in the sense ascribed to this term under the Courts of Justice Law and it includes labor disputes, but it does not include family disputes. There is specific legislation in place for becoming a mediator in relation to family disputes, which provides for family mediation courses under that specific law.

For someone to officially become a mediator, a special register is kept by the Ministry of Justice and Public Order for the registration of a mediator, which presupposes that that specific person has completed the mediation training successfully. There are two Registers of Mediators: the Mediator Register for Commercial Disputes and the Mediator Register for Civil Disputes.

The registration criteria for both Registers are as follows:

For Commercial Disputes

The person wishing to register as a mediator must be a lawyer (registered in the register of lawyers practicing the profession) having a valid annual practicing license

or

Has attended a Mediators’ training program of forty (40) hours.

For Civil Disputes

The person wishing to register as a mediator must be a lawyer (registered in the register of lawyers practicing the profession) having a valid annual practicing license

and

Has attended a Mediators’ training program of forty (40) hours.

Also, in order to be able to become a mediator and register in the Mediator Registers, the person in question must:

Not to hold a public position either permanently or temporarily in the public service;

Not have been convicted of a serious criminal offense or an offense involving dishonesty or moral dishonesty;

Not to be under guardianship nor to have been deprived of his legal capacity.

Become a Mediator!

ONLINE TRAINING COURSE (6 DAYS)
€220 * + VAT
  • If subsidized by HRDA
  • Printed and/or electronic
  • Free Enrollment as a Mediator with the Center

*Early Bird by 10/11/2023.

Payment in installments available

Under the law, the mediation courses should be for a total period of forty (40) hours. Furthermore, the mediator must attend mediation courses throughout his career as a mediator and, in particular, must complete after the first six years of his registration as a mediator and from then on every three years, a twenty-four (24) hour mediation course. These mediation courses are conducted through training programs approved by the Ministry of Justice and Public Order.

The Cyprus Center for ADR is an approved Mediation Training body by the Ministry of Justice and Public Order with a license to deliver mediation courses allowing someone to be registered in the Mediator Register.

The mediation courses are organized by the Cyprus Center for ADR according to demand.