ADR Regulations on Training

The new article 16-bis of Legislative Decree 4 March 2010, n. 28, which regulates and defines the necessary requirements for Mediation Training Bodies, establishes in paragraph 1: “Public or private bodies that provide guarantees of seriousness and efficiency, as defined in article 16, paragraphs 1-bis and 1-ter, are authorised to register in the list of Mediation Training Bodies”.

Paragraph 2 continues by establishing that: “For the purposes of paragraph 1, the Training Institution is also required to appoint a Scientific Manager of clear fame and experience in the field of mediation, conciliation or alternative dispute resolution, who ensures the quality of the training provided by the institution, the completeness, adequacy and updating of the training course offered and the competence and experience of the trainers, also gained abroad.

The Manager periodically communicates the training program and the names of the chosen trainers to the Ministry of Justice, according to the provisions of the decree referred to in article 16, paragraph 2".

Finally, paragraph 3 specifies that: “The decree referred to in Article 16, paragraph 2, also establishes the qualification requirements … of trainers necessary for registration, and maintenance of registration, in the respective lists”.