Efficiency, flexibility, agility, simplification, legal certainty, confidentiality and rigour are the hallmarks of the alternative dispute resolution systems at your disposal.

THE CONSULATE OF THE SEA

The Barcelona Consulate of the Sea is the Conflict Resolution Centre of the Barcelona Official Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Navigation. It is the tool that is available to entrepreneurs and business owners in order to help them to settle their disputes and disagreements, whether in Spain or abroad, without having to resort to judicial proceedings.

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DISPUTE RESOLUTION SERVICE

The Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, through the Consulate of the Sea, offers companies and professionals the dispute resolution service through different systems such as arbitration and mediation, among others.

ARBITRATION

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CONSENSUAL RESOLUTION

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MEDIATION

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REGISTER OF MEDIATORS AND ARBITRATORS

If you are interested in acting as mediators or arbitrators in the dispute resolution procedures administered by the Consulate of the Sea, log in and send us your application.

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REGULATIONS

Regulations on alternative dispute resolution systems administered by the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce’s Consulate of the Sea.

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NEWS

News highlights of interest.

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3rd November 2026

The Consolat de Mar executes a new collaboration agreement to promote ADR mechamisms

The Catalonia Association of Registrars and the Consolat de Mar of Barcelona, part of the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, have signed a collaboration agreement to promote the use of alternative…
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26th October 2026

A new agreement to promote mediation among businesses

The Consolat de Mar of the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, has signed a collaboration agreement with the Official College of Technical Engineering in Computer Science of Catalonia (COETIC) to promote…
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23rd June 2026

The judiciary and the business sector, committed to strengthening institutional dialogue and consolidating the role of mediation to counter the judicialisation of conflicts

One year after the entry into force Law 1/2025, which establishes the use of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms (ADR) as a new procedural requirement, judges and business representatives from the…
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11th June 2026

Mediation Agreement between the Consolate of the Sea and the Catalonia Economists Association

The Consolat de Mar has signed a collaboration agreement with the Catalonia Economists Association to promote business mediation and other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms (ADR). This alliance establishes a joint…
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