The Procedure of Mediation in the Age of Industry 4.0

The introduction of digital technologies in the dispute resolution process requires the adoption of legislative acts regulating the procedure for their application. This is most significantly reflected in the procedure for resolving private law disputes, the material and legal regulation of which is more liberal than the procedural and legal resolution of disputes arising from them. The stated procedural reform of civil proceedings in the Russian Federation (Federal Law of 28.11.2018 “on amendments to certain legislative acts”) has influenced not only the judicial form of legal protection, but also alternative ways of resolving disputes. The active introduction of conciliation procedures into the dispute resolution process is obvious. The transformation of economic relations and the creation of trading platforms where all activities are concentrated required the development of an effective, transparent and fast method of dispute resolution. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to provide this feature on the platform, so that the parties can quickly resolve disputes online. The mediation procedure as a way of settling disputes with the assistance of a mediator based on the voluntary consent of the parties in order to achieve a mutually acceptable solution is the most flexible procedure, since the parties are given greater freedom in determining the procedure. © 2021, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.