About Us
The Florence International Mediation Chamber (FIMC) is the international mediation service of the Florence Chamber of Commerce. With the development of the means of communication, commercial dealings and interpersonal relations have in-tern developed new global dimensions.
The chamber of Commerce has decided to offer its decades of experience in mediation and dispute resolution to individuals and companies that find themselves operating in an increasingly global market and wish to choose Florence as the site for the resolution of all current and future disputes.
Mediation is the simplest among dispute resolution tools. There are no binding procedures. The only goal is finding a satisfying agreement for all parties. In comparison with trial and other structured systems, the advantages of mediation in terms of readiness and cost are immense. The parties involved create their own solution for their dispute, however they cannot do this alone. They require the assistance of a third, neutral and impartial party, who must be appropriately experienced and prepared.
In order to promote the growth of mediation and bring awareness to companies of its value, the Chamber of Commerce offers a list of highly experience and successful international mediators. According to FIMC rules all chartered mediators on this list must be certified by institutions in the field of mediation who apply assessment programs and evaluation criteria whose standards are equivalent or superior to those provided by the International Mediation Institute (IMI). IMI is a non-profit public interest initiative that brings transparency and high competency standards into mediation practices across all fields, worldwide.
For its services FIMC guarantees fixed costs, as well as the use of Chamber of Commerce conference rooms for no cost.
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Events
FIMC talks about international mediation with the Italian specialized press
Italian specialised press shows a growing interest in mediation as a commercial dispute resolution system. An exhaustive article published in “Italia Oggi” on Monday August the 8th highlights the advantages of choosing to resolve commercial disputes through mediation, from the perspective of skilled international lawyers, in-house counsels, arbitrators and mediators,…
Association Internationale des Jurists du Droit de la Vigne et du Vin (AIDV) conference – Siena
Wine law stakeholders will meet in Siena from Friday the 16th to Sunday the 18th September in occasion of the annual AIDV conference to debate about the most current topics regarding wine market legal issues. The program also includes a debate on the role of ADR in wine disputes. The…
FIMC AT THE UNCITRAL WORKING GROUP II FINAL SESSION ON ENFORCEMENT OF SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS
The FIMC will be present as observer at the final session of UNCITRAL Working Group II (arbitration and conciliation) on the preparation of an instrument of enforcement of settlement agreements arising from international mediation procedures.The session will take place at the Vienna International Centre from September the 12nd to September…
SOME SPECIFIC PRACTICE AREAS FOR THE MEDIATORS OF FIMC
The Florence International Mediation Chamber would like to launch a new project: start specific lists of Areas in our general list of Mediators. Those who are practicing mediation in the Wine Industry, Agriculture, Fashion & Design, Manufacturing and IP will be inserted in these specific lists and so it will…
450 students unmask the illicit market of fake products
Fakes and copies of high quality products can be found on every street in today’s society. With the increase in the number of people involved in this illicit market, the stamp “made in Italy” loses it’s powerful significance. This is why the Florence Chamber of Commerce organized a project involving…
Celebrating the State of the Union 2016
Saturday the 7th of May marked the end of the State of the Union 2016 conference in Florence Italy, which the Florence International Mediation Chamber was proud to be a sponsor of. The event was a huge success, marking the 6th anniversary of this singular event. Eminent political leaders, members…
Establishing the LOC for the Florence Global Pound Conference
On the 3rd of May 2016 at the headquarters of the Florence Chamber of Commerce, the designated working group met in order to put in place the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for the Global Pound Conference event (GPC) set to take place in May 2017. Representatives who attended the meeting…
The primacy of Florence in international mediation
Florence, 5-7 May 2016 – In addition to institutions and academic world, another Europe meets in Florence during The State of the Union 2016: that of enterprises and of international mediation professionals. The city that in the Middle Age used routinely mediators’ figures for the resolution of disputes has…