Alternative dispute resolution

 The courts are expensive  The courts are busy  The courts are slow  The courts are adversarial  The courts are a high stakes option  The courts are public

 “litigation is not the only means of achieving...[the] appropriate and effective resolution of civil disputes... and may not in all cases be the best“  il/final/index.htm il/final/index.htm   rules/civil/rules rules/civil/rules 

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 Self-help  solicitors  barristers

 Binding decision  Good for business – private and less damaging to business relationships  Appeal to high court only for “serious irregularity”

 Use of a third party  Non- binding, non-adversarial