The Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution and the Union of Employers of Montenegro (UPCG) have concluded a Soprazum on cooperation, and it was signed by the director of the Center, Maja Golović Vojinović, and the president of the UPCG, Slobodan Mikavica.
The Center announced that on this occasion opinions were exchanged about the current moment when it comes to out-of-court dispute resolution, with a special emphasis on mediation in commercial disputes.
"The Law on Alternative Dispute Resolution (Official Gazette of Montenegro No. 77/20) stipulates the obligation of persons who intend to initiate court proceedings to contact the Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution before filing a lawsuit in order to attempt to resolve the dispute through mediation. in small value disputes, insurance disputes and disputes in which such an obligation is prescribed by a special law," emphasized Golović Vojinović.
She emphasized that the amendments to the Law on Civil Procedure, which accompanied the adoption of the Law on Alternative Dispute Resolution, stipulated the obligation of judges to, among other things, refer parties in commercial disputes to the first meeting with a mediator, with all legal consequences for failure to attend such a meeting.
"The agreement agreed on cooperation between the Center and the Union, which is reflected precisely in the joint education of economic entities in Montenegro about the benefits of resolving disputes through mediation. Noting the responsibility towards the structures they represent and society as a whole, the signatory parties agree that the main goal of the Agreement is to through mutual cooperation based on equal grounds and partnership, by promoting and improving commercial mediation, it will contribute to the improvement of the business environment through a more significant use of this legal institute among business entities," the statement of the Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution emphasizes.
Mikavica said that the Cooperation Agreement they signed was not a formality.
"It proves our sincere commitment to improve the business environment through the resolution of disputes through mediation, which brings numerous benefits for business entities that are in dispute," Mikavica said.
The Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution stated that the signatories emphasize that the main goal of this agreement is for the parties to cooperate in good faith on the development of commercial mediation as a way to resolve disputes faster, reduce costs arising from commercial disputes, and preserve good business relations in practice between subjects.
The announcement also states that the signing of the Agreement was attended by the general secretary of the Employers' Union, Suzana Radulović, and the head of the department for economic, labor and small value disputes at the Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution, Ivan Knežević, in addition to the leaders of the two organizations.
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