About us

 

about-us

Professionalism, Experience, Confidentiality


Hemus Mediation works with professional mediators with many years of international experience in resolving conflicts through consultations and mediation procedures. We work locally, nationally, and internationally using modern digital technologies for online mediation. Our working languages are Bulgarian, English, and German. For a competent consideration of your case, contact us for a consultation.



Hemus Mediation works to successfully and effectively resolve your disputes.

 

Services


Online Mediation from all over the world

Cross-Border Mediation

In cross-border disputes in which at least one of the parties has a residence or habitual abode in a Member State other than the Member State of residence or habitual abode of any of the other parties.

Commercial Mediation

In commercial disputes, e.g. disputes between partners, disputes arising during the conclusion or execution of commercial transactions, in the management of commercial companies; disputes related to competition, intellectual property, etc.

 

Mediation in Contractual Disputes

contract disagreements, e.g. in contracts for delivery, rent, sale, manufacture, loan, cash debts, and various types of services, etc. Disputes in construction activities, e.g. over the implementation of construction, its quality, deadlines, etc.

Family Mediation

e.g. in contracts for delivery, rent, sale, manufacture, loan, cash debts, and various types of services, etc. Disputes in construction activities, e.g. over the implementation of construction, its quality, deadlines, etc.

Mediation in Real Estate and Property Disputes

e.g. disputes between co-owners, heirs at sale, rent, management, distribution of property; disputes over condominiums, etc.

Mediation in Employment Disputes

e.g. in employment relations, disputes between colleagues or between employers and their employees. For settling the relations upon termination of employment relations, labour remuneration, length of service, compensation, collective labour agreements, etc.

Professionalism, experience, and confidentiality

Mediation

 

Agreement

Mediation is applicable at any stage of a dispute: immediately after its occurrence, before referring it to court, and at any stage of court proceedings
Mediation is a voluntary and confidential procedure for out-of-court resolution of disputes, whereby a third party mediator assists the disputants in reaching a settlemen.

– Art. 2 of the Bulgaria Mediation Act.


Advantages of Mediation


Mediation process is FAST
It takes much less time than court proceedings. The resolution of a conflict does not depend on a judge,but on the interests and preferences of the parties to the conflict.

Mediation process saves MONEY
Much less money is needed for mediation than for litigation.

Mediation process is CONFIDENTIAL
It preserves the reputation of the parties to the dispute.
No one but you and a mediator knows what you shared during the mediation process.

Mediation process is VOLUNTARY
and entirely depend on the will of the parties. It begins with the consent of all parties to a dispute and continue as long as consent is available.

Mediation process is MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL for both parties
You can achieve a mutually beneficial solution better than the best court decision based on your personal needs and interests. All parties benefit in the process.

Mediation process is EFFECTIVE
About 80% of disputes subject to mediation end in agreements voluntarily implemented by the parties as they reach them through joint efforts and they are not imposed on them by a third party or court.



Trust the mediators of Hemus Mediation: we are professionally trained, completed prestigious training programmes, and are specialists with many years of experience, registered in the Bulgarian Uniform Register of Mediators with the Minister of Justice. We carry out our activities in good faith in compliance with the law, good manners, and ethical rules for mediators.

Fees

for Conducting Mediation and Consultation

The fees specified herein are in BGN and final, no VAT is charged on them according to Art. 113, para. 9 of the VAT Act.
All fees, except for the registration fee, are paid per astronomical hour.

There is a solution to your dispute.

Consultation Fee


Consultation fee for dispute resolution
- BGN 80 per hour.*

Registration fee


The registration fee is BGN 60. It is intended to cover the initial processing and exchange of documents and the contact with the parties to a dispute. It is paid together with the application for mediation.
The fee is not refundable if the other party does not agree to participate in mediation.

Mediation Fee


This fee is charged for a mediation session and includes 3 hours of mediation, preparation, and administration for conducting a scheduled procedure.

For disputes without material interest and with material interest of up to BGN 10,000, the fee is BGN 270 per session.

For disputes with material interest over BGN 10,000, the fee includes the session fee of BGN 270 + 1% of the material interest.

Additional hours after a 3-hour session are paid BGN 80 for disputes with no material interest and BGN 90 for disputes with material interest.**

Fee for Agreement Preparation


Mediation can end with a written agreement, which can be prepared by the mediator. The fee for preparation of a written agreement by the mediator is BGN 100.

*Fees are paid before the start of the services offered.
**Fees for complicated disputes, e.g. with more than two parties, complicated legal and factual situation, in cases of public interest and other specific cases are subject to individual negotiation. Should an agreement require more than 3 hours of mediation, the parties shall pay in advance the fee for the additional hours of mediation. No additional fees are charged for the participation of a second mediator. Fees are distributed equally between the parties, or are borne by the party that requested the mediation. Mediation fees are not linked to reaching an agreement or implementing it. Upon reaching an agreement, no additional remuneration is due. Fees paid are non-refundable. In case of mediation costs necessary, e.g. for translation, courier services, transport, hotel accommodation, hall rental, etc., such costs are approved and paid in advance by the parties. When conducting mediation in a language other than Bulgarian, an additional 30% is charged on the respective type of fee.

Contact us



Working hours: 09.00 am - 18.30 pm, Monday to Friday

Phone: +359 884 249 631

Email: office@hemus-mediation.eu