Employment disputes are another common type of business litigation. These can range from wrongful termination and discrimination claims to wage disputes and breach of employment contracts. Why do ...

In the UK, disputes in the construction industry are rarely resolved through conciliation, with parties preferring recourse to adjudication, mediation, litigation or arbitration. However, a recent ...

Unlike in litigation, most parties to an M&A transaction are actively working towards a shared, overarching goal. Namely, they both want to get the deal done expeditiously. However, it would be a ...

So despite your best intentions, you may find yourself entangled in a dispute and you should know something about the three most common formal mechanisms for resolving disputes. Disputes and lawsuits ...

Stewart Burrows, partner and head of dispute resolution and litigation at SAS Daniels discusses various alternative dispute resolution (ADR) methods to prevent a trial going to court. Although ADR is ...

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 ...

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Alternative dispute resolution has many advantages over traditional litigation, including reduced costs, expedited timelines and streamlined processes. However, one of the oft-touted reasons parties ...

Dr Maria Bhatti does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...