Abstract

The article discusses amendments to the rules on mediation in civil matters, adopted under the Act of 10 September 2015. One of the most significant amendments refers to a possibility of using the institution and a scope of application of civil mediation, both during the court proceedings and out-of-court, particularly at the pre-litigation stage. Moreover, the new regulations concern a question of a mediator’s professional status and the problem of efficiency and effectiveness of the mediation procedure.