On this page, you can find model mediation rules and links to model mediation clauses and resources. Please advise IMI of any further resources that might be of value to users—they can be added to the links below.
Model Mediation Clauses
Most leading organisations try to avoid getting into court by negotiating an acceptable outcome prior to the threat of legal action. Modern risk avoidance and preventive lawyering practices dictate the need for dispute resolution clauses that embrace negotiation and mediation prior to and during any legal action. Practical guidance and model clauses may be found below.
Guidance on Drafting Clauses
- American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution paper by Karol K. Denniston of DLA Piper US LLP includes the CPR Institute Master Guide on Drafting Dispute Resolution Clauses (also obtainable from CPR Institute Store)
- AAA – American Arbitration Association – Drafting Dispute Resolution Clauses: A Practical Guide
- ICDR – Guide to Drafting International Dispute Resolution Clauses
- Drafting Dispute Resolution Clauses that Work
- Multi-Step Dispute Resolution Clauses – 7 Reasons They Work
Model Mediation Clauses
- AAA – American Arbitration Association – Drafting Dispute Resolution Clauses: A Practical Guide
- ADC – Australian Disputes Centre
- ACB Foundation (Netherlands)
- ADR Center (Italy)
- ADRIC – ADR Institute of Canada
- AMINZ – Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand
- CEDR – Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution
- CIArb – Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- CIDRA – Chicago International Dispute Resolution Association
- CMAP – Centre de Médiation et d’Arbitrage (France