Mediation law
Recently an amendment to the mediation law came into force that could streamline the procedure. Opinions on mediation are divided, as no specialist education or experience is necessary to become a mediator. The only requirements are the legal entitlement to interpret the law, no criminal record and Polish citizenship.
"The amendment to the bill contains no clear rules about mediators' education and experience. In my opinion this is a mistake. I hope it can be fixed in the near future," says Natalia Zagajewska, a lawyer at Lenodorski, lusarek i Wspólnicy. "We have to wait to see how it is going to work in practice. What I can say now is that any form of mediation is far better than the traditional [courts system]."
