ΠΕΡΙΓΡΑΦΗ

This webinar will focus on the current efforts by the Cyprus Ministry of Justice and the Cyprus Bar Association to render commercial mediation compulsory for smaller claims, i.e. disputes up to 10,000 EUR. 

Thus, the key characteristics of mediation will be analysed, in an effort to explain and evaluate how this mechanism can contribute to enhancing the effectiveness of the dispute resolution regime in Cyprus.   Furthermore, the current national legal framework on civil and commercial mediation will be presented, providing a basis for critical discussion of the proposed reforms.

ΣΚΟΠΟΣ ΣΕΜΙΝΑΡΙΟΥ

Presentation Objectives

• Contextualise the role of mediation in Cyprus' legal system and its growing importance
• Review the key characteristics of mediation as an alternative dispute resolution mechanism.
• Explore the current legal framework for civil and commercial mediation in Cyprus.
• Critically assess the proposed reforms to make mediation compulsory for smaller commercial claims.
• Discuss the practical implications and the future of mediation in Cyprus.

ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟΤΕΡΕΣ ΠΛΗΡΟΦΟΡΙΕΣ

Presentation Outline

• Introduction
• Understanding mediation as a dispute resolution mechanism, compared to litigation
• Current legal national framework – challenges and limitations
• Proposed reforms of the legal framework and status of mediation in civil and commercial matters
• Practical Implications and Future of Mediation in Cyprus

CPD Recognition | 1 CPD Unit in Mediation

Certificate of Attendance | Participants who attended the full webinar will attain a certificate of attendance. 

Speaker

Despina Christofi (Lecturer in Law and Regulatory Compliance EIMF)

Dr. Despina Christofi holds a PhD in Law (University of Central Lancashire, 2018), an LLM in International Commercial Law (University of Glasgow, 2014) and an LLB (Hons) (University of Leicester, 2013). Her research interests evolve around EU economic and financial governance in times of crisis, European Banking Union, banking supervision and regulation, Alternative Dispute Resolution methods and International Investment Law and Arbitration. She has served as a Lecturer in the School of Law at UCLan Cyprus for several years, and worked in academic positions in other private institutions, teaching and supervising students in both undergraduate and postgraduate studies. She is currently holding an Adjunct Faculty position in the Open University of Cyprus. She has been actively participated in curriculum development and assessment, ensuring that particular legal programs remained relevant and aligned with industry standards. For two years, she had the position of officer in the Central Bank of Cyprus, working on the preparation of specific Directives on the governance and supervision of credit institutions in Cyprus and representing the Central Bank of Cyprus in European Central Bank working groups on fit and proper, internal governance and remuneration for financial institutions. Dr. Christofi is a member of the Cyprus Legal Council and an accredited trainer of Cyprus Human Resources Development Authority, a Fellow in Higher Education Academy and a mediator. Finally, she has been actively involved in giving expert legal opinions in EU financial crisis law and banking law for Cypriot law firms and legal authorities.