The directive is in: European Union strongly backs cross‐border mediation

The European Union makes it official: It prefers mediation for cross‐border civil and commercial disputes. Now, the member states must adopt laws and regulations implementing that preference. Full details on the new EU mediation directive are provided. Also: New York's top court will decide a controversial mediation confidentiality case, and New Jersey's Supreme Court gets a recommendation to ease an ADR representative registration rule.