THE MEDIATION RULES OF CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL DISPUTE
RESOLUTION ASSOCIATION (CIDRA)

ARTICLE 16 - LANGUAGE 
1) Promptly after appointment, the mediator shall 
determine, in consultation with CIDRA and the 
parties and their counsel or representatives, the 
language or languages to be used in the mediation 
proceedings. 

2) This determination shall apply to the language or 
languages to be used in premediation written statements 
or briefs of the parties and in the mediation conferences. 

3) The determination shall specify the number and type of 
any language interpreters or translators that will be 
required.