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CPR Institute has a membership base of more than 50 corporations and law firms located in Europe. This core leadership constitutes the CPR European Advisory Committee and guides CPR's activities in convening, advising, and creating materials and tools designed to encourage sophisticated dispute management in the region.
The past decade has been an exciting period for CPR's ADR efforts in Europe. As the field has matured, CPR has expanded its activities, through committee meetings and numerous international speaking engagements, to better address the use and application of ADR processes outside of the U.S.
In October 2010, CPR traveled to London to assembled focus groups of corporate users to to help identify how CPR can best meet their dispute resolution needs and where CPR can most add value in Europe. It will also explore alliances with other international organizations to assist CPR in expanding its impact throughout the region. The same week, CPR held a Y-ADR event at the London offices of Allen & Overy. The event attracted more than 100 attendees, and speakers include representatives of Nestle, Airbus, Standard Chartered Bank and the London Court of International Arbitration. >more
Recent European initiatives also included joint educational and networking events with several international organizations such as the International Medication Institute (IMI), The World Intellectual Property Organization, the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris, and IBC Legal, a European conference planning entity. Finally, CPR is collaborating with Partners for Democratic Change (PDC) on developing panels (mediation) in Eastern Europe.
Background and Past Activities:
CPR’s European presence dates from the early 1990s, when a group of corporate and legal leaders from Europe was convened to form the CPR European Advisory Committee. In the early 2000’s, the activities of the Committee were focused on outreach and education.
- CPR completed its Inaugural European Business Mediation Congress in The Hague in 2004. Subsequent Congresses have been held throughout Europe. >more
- CPR took an active role in advising the European Commission on its Europe's ADR Directive and Code of Ethics for Mediators and has participated in public events such as the UIA’s World Mediation Forum on a regular basis.
- In 2005, CPR convened several major insurance and reinsurance companies from the London Market to discuss ways to improve the efficiency of resolution of cedant-reinsurer disputes, and lower the cost of outside counsel. The group drafted the CPR International Reinsurance Industry Protocol.
- The CPR European Advisory Committee has also been instrumental in making recommendations for mediators and arbitrators to be included in the highly selective CPR Global/International Panel of Neutrals.
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