2nd webinar cycle “The new ADR Code in practice (Law 5344/2026)”, 10-11 December 2026
After the first cycle of November 3rd and 4th, startADR – Alternative Dispute Resolution Institute is organizing a second round of the seminar for colleagues who were unable to attend in November.
Information
Dates: Thursday 10 and Friday 11 December 2026, 16:00 to 20:15
How it is conducted: remotely (online)
Duration: 10 teaching hours
Rapporteur: Dr. Ria Papadimitriou, Lawyer at the Supreme Court, Founder and General Manager of startADR. He teaches Alternative Dispute Resolution in a postgraduate program at the Democritus University of Thrace.
Why now?
From 1.3.2027 the new rules apply: mandatory appeal and sanctions of abstention, introductory session and memorandum, minutes and Digital Portal, grades, fees and disciplinary. The provisions on cadastral mediation (articles 96–101) are already in force from 16.10.2026. Law 5351/2026 retroactively stipulated that Law 4640/2019 applies until 28.2.2027 and the Code from 1.3.2027. The weeks until then are the time to organize every office: invitations, client information, authorizations of legal entities, rank file, new remuneration agreements.
The program
Thursday, December 10 – From the invitation to the memorandum
16:00–17:15 | The Code as voted and the transition
17:30–18:45 | The mandatory preliminary ruling
19:00–20:15 | The introductory session step by step
Friday 11 December – From the memorandum to the court and to the record
16:00–17:15 | The map of the unacceptable and the treatment
17:30–18:45 | Practice, enforceability and the mediator as a professional
19:00–20:15 | Family, cadastral and commercial mediation
The method
The seminar builds on the work done by startADR from consultation to publication of the Code. We are working on the text of the Official Gazette and comparing Law 4640/2019, the consultation draft, the submitted bill and the final law. For each point where an error costs (inadmissibility, nullity, loss of enforceability) we also show the method of treatment. Where the text has citation errors, contradictions or gaps, we present the possible interpretations and prudent practice (best practice) for the lawyer and the mediator. The The second cycle also utilizes the questions raised by the participants of the first: the completion of the procedures of Law 4640/2019, the classification into tiers and the order of actions in cadastral mediation.
The material
• 20 useful detailed document templates with explanation, one for each step for which the law requires a document, with the relevant article and points of attention
- Map of inadmissibility and invalidity
- Transition timeline: What applies to which case?
- Checklists for the lawyer and for the mediator
- Comparison table of the four texts (4640/2019, consultation, tabled, 5344/2026)
- Tier folder list
- Case studies with their answers
- Certificate of attendance of 10 teaching hours
The startADR Community
Participants gain access to the Community startADR, the our own online learning and meeting platform. There they find:
- all the material and online course, organized by section, with access without time limit
- updates for the expected ministerial decisions and for any new amendments, along with additional auxiliary material where required
- space for questions and dialogue among colleagues;
- the working groups of startADR for mediation and arbitration.
Who is it addressed to?
To lawyers and mediators, legal and non-legal, as well as to any professional who wants a clear picture of the new rules and their practical consequences.
Cost and registrations
Regular cost: €190
Early registration bird): €150 until Monday, November 23, 2026
Payment by card, issuance of invoice or receipt of services
Registrations: Fill out the form below
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