Establishment of the Centre
In Malta, mediation is
regulated by the Mediation Act (Chapter 474 of the Laws of Malta) which came
into force. on the 21st December, 2004. The Malta Mediation Centre
was set up on the 7th July, 2005 when the first Board of Governors
of the Centre was appointed.
The Centre, which is a body corporate with
distinct legal personality, was set up for the purpose of providing a forum
where two or more parties in dispute or in litigation may voluntarily refer or be referred by the Court or other
adjudicatory authority, in order to resolve their dispute by mediation, namely,
the process in which a mediator, duly accredited by the Centre, acts as an
impartial third party with a view to facilitating negotiations between litigants in order to assist them
resolve their dispute by reaching a voluntary and timely agreement.