Abstract

The quest for the most appropriate way to solve disputes involving civil and commercial matters has gained much attention in recent times in Europe. Mediation as one of the most welcomed dispute resolution tools has been officially adopted by many EU Member States legislatures, and its fortune is broadly linked, among other important features and by-products, to its voluntary nature, a character which is specially highlighted when parties give spontaneous execution to the terms of their agreement reached through Mediation. However, things can - and sometimes do - go wrong: thus ...