Arbitration | Mediation
D’Alverny Avocats in La Semaine Juridique: a quick overview of the French National Mediation Council’s April 2026 report
By Henri-Joseph Trémolet de Villers | International Arbitration and Litigation Partner
By Charlotte Dufour
Published on 09/16/2026
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KEY POINTS
→ The French National Mediation Council has issued its report, the result of three years of work, on 16 April 2026. The report sets out numerous recommendations aimed at improving and promoting mediation
→ These recommendations cover a wide range of areas: training and ethics for mediators, integrating mediation into supplier policies, internal control mechanisms and corporate risk management, and strengthening mediation clauses…
→ Care must nonetheless be taken to avoid standardising mediation, so as not to make it too rigid
➡️Read more JCP Entreprise et Affaires, 10 September 2026 issue (page 9)