CODEMAL

Main focus of the project is to foster cooperation between justice professionals – lawyers (advocates) and mediators, with the aim to promote effective and coherent application of the Brussels II rules among justice professionals. Judicial and mediation training for merged groups of beneficiaries – lawyers and mediators, to increase mutual and inter-professional understanding for smoother solution of cross-border Family law disputes, especially those involving the best interests of the child. The overarching result is closer cooperation between two justice professionals – lawyers and mediators in cross-border family law sector. To reach this result the partners will organize practical seminars for both groups of professional, as well as arrange support materials to grant long lasting effect of the project.

Project number: 854024-CODEMAL-JUST-AG-2018/JUST-JTRA-EJTR-AG-2018
Duration of the project: 30 Monate (1.9.2019.-28.2.2022)

+++ 1. Project meeting at the University of Riga, Latvia

On the 8^th of October 2019 the first project meeting of the project CODEMAL took place in Riga. After clarifying some administrative issues, the participants collected ideas on the elaboration of questionnaires for mediators and lawyers as well as techniques to foster cooperation between these professions.