Costs

Costs?

The costs for mediation proceedings include, on the one hand, the fees and costs of the mediator and, on the other, the administrative costs of the CEPANI Secretariat, which amount to 10% of the mediator’s fees and costs. Upon receipt of the Request for Mediation, the Secretariat asks the parties concerned to settle, within one month, an advance on mediation costs. The advance is determined on the basis of the mediation fee scale, based on the amount in dispute. The advance is due in equal parts by each party.

The fees and expenses of the Mediator are determined by the Secretariat according to the amount in dispute in accordance with the following scale:

Before beginning the mediation as such, the mediator shall sign the mediation protocol with the parties in accordance with the provisions of Article 1731 of the Belgian Judicial Code.  The mediation protocol will establish clearly  the rate or manner of determining the mediator's fees and how the costs of the mediation are to be shared between the parties.