Revista da EMERJ - V. 20 - N. 2 - Maio/Agosto - 2018

 R. EMERJ, Rio de Janeiro, v. 20, n. 2, p. 73 - 115, Maio/Agosto 2018  103 Who can mediate? Legally, anyone. Practically, you must have skills and member of a reputable ADR institute to get clients. Is there a law that defines who can perform mediation? No, thanks God. What kind of training is required - - how many hours and main topics taught? Again, legally nothing; but, in practice, you must be highly skilled. Do you have a national organization of mediators? Thanks God, no. Malaysia Gunavathi Who can mediate? Mediators in Malaysia can broadly be categorised as follows: a) Court appointed mediators pursuant to the court-annexed mediation programme. This is a service provided by the judiciary which is free of charge. The mediators are either judges or judicial officials who have been appointed as mediators in the Court Media- tion Centers’ across the country; b) Industrial Court Chairman’s conducting mediation for em- ployment disputes; c) mediators attached to various institutions : -The Malaysian Mediation Center (MMC) which was formed under the auspices of the Bar Council of Malaysia; -The Kuala Lumpur Regional Arbitration Center (KLRCA);