Partners for Democratic Change Serbia, in cooperation with the Bar Association Vojvodina, organized a presentation “The Role of Lawyers in Mediation”, which was held on Wednesday, 9 May 2018 in Novi Sad.

Blazo Nedic, Attorney-at-Law and mediator of the World bank, presented to the participants basic principles of mediation, the legal framework for mediation in Serbia, a role of mediator, as well as a role of lawyers in different stages of mediation. Biljana Bjeletic, Attorney-at-Law and mediator, Bar Association of Vojvodina, underlined advantages of the mediation, and a relation between mediation and court proceedings.

This event is a part of the Bar Association Mediation Project supported through Matra Embassy Program funding, Kingdom of the Netherlands. The overall objective of this Project is to strengthen the rule of law and access to justice by raising capacity of the bar association for the use of mediation in resolving disputes.