The head of our office, Mr Stratis Nikolakeas, is an accredited mediator by the Hellenic Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights, as he has completed his basic education at the Athens Centre for Training and Education for Mediators (A.K.K.E.D.) - "PROMETHEUS", as well as succeeded in the written and oral exams for the certification of mediators held by the Hellenic Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights. Mediation is an alternative means of out-of-court settlement of civil and commercial law disputes, which the disputing parties are free to choose, so as to reach a final and mutual solution to their legal issue with the assistance of the mediator. As an institution, mediation has met wide success in other countries in the world, as in the Unites States. In Europe, mediation is frequently used in the United Kingdom, whereas it is obligatory for in a large number of cases in Italy. In Greece, mediation has been introduced by the Law number 3898/2010, which has incorporated the relevant Directive of the European Union. The purpose of mediation is to achieve a fast and economical resolution of disputes between two or among more parties, while at the same time it serves as a means to decongest the national Courts, that have been overburdened with the task of adjudicating vast number of cases.