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All kinds of disputes related to commercial, civil, labor and family issues. And of course sport related disputes.

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The mediators, the parties, the parties’ lawyers and any other person (expert, consultant, etc.) agreed upon by the parties.

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According to Greek Law, the settlement agreement, which already has the power of a private agreement, becomes enforceable by its filling to the secretary of the Court of First Instance of the place where the mediation was conducted.

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The mediator is freely selected by the parties among those Accredited by the Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights.

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A typical mediation day starts with the opening session in which all parties and their lawyers are present. During that session the Mediator explains the process and states the basic characteristics of mediation. Following that each and every party, and of course their lawyers have the opportunity to talk and express their feelings and thoughts on the dispute.

The Mediator will then, in most of the cases, continue with what is called the private meetings during which he will explore the dispute with each party individually trying to help them to identify their needs and find (the parties) the best solution to their dispute.

The process ends, ideally, with a final joint session during which the final settlement is ratified and signed by the parties and their representatives.