Introduction
This Code of Ethics for Mediators sets forth Standards to guide mediators in their mediation practices. These Standards are intended as rules of reason and should be interpreted with reference to the purposes of mediation. This Code does not exhaust the moral and ethical considerations that should guide a mediator. Rather, this Code provides a framework for the ethical practice of mediation.
Failure to comply with a Standard set out in this Code may be the basis for removal from the roster of mediators maintained by the Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution and for such other action as may be taken by the Alabama Supreme Court Commission on Dispute Resolution.
This Code is designed to provide guidance to mediators. Violation of a Standard shall not give rise to a cause of action nor shall it create any presumption that a legal duty has been breached. Nothing in this Code should be deemed to establish or augment any substantive legal duty on the part of mediators.