2. bMediation is 15 years Creation in 1998 under the name of BBMC
Institute aiming at
development of excellence in mediation practice
management of mediation procedures
promotion of mediation
1000 professionals trained
over 100 certified mediators

3. Barometer of Mediation 2012
bMediation
With the support of
Federal Commission for mediation

4. Background Survey run in June 2012
416 answers which represent about 50% of the Belgian mediators
88,5% of the respondents are accredited by the Federal Mediation Commission
54,9% in civil and commercial matters
17,4% in labour matters
56% in family matters

5. Respondents profile - background

6. Mediation market (on the basis of 416 responses)
Courbe Lorenz
50 mediators share about 2500 mediations/year which is about 65% of the market
40% of the mediators have never mediate any case

7. Mediation - sectors

8. Commercial mediation

9. Success rate
The success rate is on average over 75% in civil and commercial matters
In familial matters, the success rate depends highly on the mediator
Données à vérifier:
est-il possible de croiser taux de réussite et expérience (Q9)
est-il possible de croiser taux de réussite et nombre de médiations (Q12, 15, 18)
est-il possible de croiser taux de réussite et matières (Q24)

10. The origine of mediation appointments
Over 50% of the mediators create their own market
13% of the mediations are initiated by judges
Less than 15% of the mediations are administered by mediation centers
Conclusion
The majority of mediations take place outside the judicial or associative framework

11. Time frame for starting a mediation
Observation
The majority of mediations started within 15 days after the initial contact with the mediator

12. Average duration of a mediation
Croiser résultats en fonction des secteurs (Q26 et Q24)
Observations
Mediation in family matters require on average 5 sessions of 1h30 to 2h00
Mediation in civil and commercial require about 2 or 3 sessions of 4 hours

13. Cost of mediation
A large number of mediations are subsidised (family, labour, B2C, neighborhood)
In commercial matters, the average cost of mediation is in between 500€ and 1.500€

14. Perception of the mediation profession
57,7% of the mediators claim that there are barriers to their profession
Mediation is unknown
Resistance from lawyers
Resistance from parties
Resistance from public services
Weak demand
Misunderstanding about what mediation is
Access to the profession
Difficulty to start
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