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Publication (France) : Mediation, the European directive and attorney's deed.

Why is mediation interesting for European companies?

Publication :
Le Moniteur de Seine et Marne, N°26 (26 juin au 2 juillet 2011), page 8.
Les Affiches Parisiennes, N°100 (1er et 2 septembre 2011), page 12.

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Publication (France) : Confidentiality and creativity in mediation.

Confidentiality constitues a fundamental principle of the process of mediation. This alternative dispute resolution differs from the judicial proceedings. During a trial, the parties must communicate all documents and the debates are mostly public. During a mediation, the whole process remains confidential.

During a mediation, parties in conflict are negotiating in the presence of the mediator, with a total confidentiality.

Les Affiches Parisiennes, N°26, 27 mai 2011, page 15.
Le Moniteur de Seine et Marne, N°20 (15 au 21 mai 2011), page 8.

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Attorney's deed: a guarantee of efficiency to secure your legal environment.

The law N°2011-311 dated 28th March 2011 modernizing the legal and judiciary professions has defined a new legal deed in the benefit of the contracting parties, individuals or enterprises: the attorney's deed.

After publication of this law, VDV AVOCATS has adapted its internal organization to offer the clients the opportunity to have such attorney's deed.

Concretely, what does it mean?

As usual, VDV AVOCATS continues to accompany the clients during the negotiation and writing of the contracts to protect clients' interests.

Now, in conformity with this law, VDV AVOCATS may also countersign the negotiated deeds and affix on it the specific seal « Acte d’avocat » (attorney's deed).

Such a seal guarantees and certifies that both contracting parties (individual or companies) have been duly and fully informed about the content, the impact and the consequences of all negotiated clauses contained in the deed.

Attorney's deeds participate to the security of the legal private and business contractual relations.

Attorney's deeds may be used in a large variety of legal situations, each time you are called to negotiate and sign an act or a contract.

In your private life, you may be called to sign a lease contract, an acknowledgment of debt, a sales contract or a donation of a movable property, a guarantee.

In your professional life, you may be called to negotiate and sign a commercial lease contract, a guarantee, the sale of your business unit, a sale and purchase agreement of shares.

VDV AVOCATS actively participates with you to the security of your legal environment.

Read more: http://cnb.avocat.fr

3rd edition of the French national competition organized by the CMAP.

The CMAP (Centre de Médiation et d’Arbitrage de Paris) is organizing the 3rd edition of the French national competition of mediation in Paris.

25 teams participated to this competition, which takes place at the School Advancia-Negocia. This competition gives the opportunity to the students to play the role of a mediator for helping parties having a conflict to define the best solution. Professionals are invited to play the role of the parties and evaluate the performance of the students.

This is a great opportunity for students to test their skills as mediator.

Fabienne van der Vleugel, CMAP accredited mediator, was a member of the jury and accepted to play the role of a party.

Publication (France) : General and main principles of mediation.

In a one-page article, Fabienne van der Vleugel is explaining you the main characteristics of the mediation process.

Publication:
-Les Affiches Parisiennes, N°33 (17 au 18 mars 2011), page 15
-Le Moniteur de Seine et Marne, N°11 (13 au 19 mars 2011), page 8.

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