The origins of modern-day "alternative" dispute resolution (non-adjudicative dispute resolution dubbed ADR) can be found in the ancient records of secular and religious peoples. Thousands of years ago ...

Another dispute resolution mechanism is commercial mediation, which is defined under the Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 2004 as a voluntary process where a neutral third party, called the ...

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Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said mediation was increasingly being embraced by courts and litigants as a faster, ...

Arbitration offers confidentiality, finality and party control, but limited scrutiny and a high bar for challenging awards ...

Explores how arbitration is often perceived as confidential, but legal and public interest obligations frequently limit this privacy. The takeaway: confidentiality is relative, not ...

A retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana and distinguished arbitrator, Justice Nene Amegatcher (Rtd), has called for a ...

Improved reporting systems, expanded training in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and to improved transparency are some of the key things that the justice ministry is looking to do to improve ADR ...

The Oman Commercial Arbitration Centre has the essential capabilities to serve as an efficient platform for commercial arbitration ...