Draft Mediation Bill has been proposed for public consultation in Uzbekistan on the portal for discussion of legal acts.
Mediation is conducted on the basis of key principles such as lawfulness, voluntariness, confidentiality, cooperation and equality of parties, independence and impartiality of a mediator, the draft Bill says.
To be able to conduct mediation, it is required that parties have the ability to freely express their opinion, be able to discuss ways of mutually acceptable settlement for a dispute. Coercion for settlement in mediation proceedings is prohibited, the document says.
Parties and mediator are not allowed to disclose information that became known to them during mediation, without the written consent of the party to the mediation that provided this information, its successor or representative.
Mediator can not be interrogated as a witness about the information that has become known to him during the mediation proceedings, except in cases provided for by law.
Participants in mediation are the parties and a mediator. Parties in the mediation process can be both natural and legal persons, including government bodies and organizations.
Mediation can take place between two or more parties, and also be conducted by one or more mediators.
The parties participate in the mediation proceedings personally or via their representative in accordance with the law.
The draft Bill sets the rights, responsibilities duties and liabilities of a mediator, parties, as well as regulates mediation proceeding.
