Not exact matches
(2) certain
forms of alternative dispute resolution, including mediation, early neutral evaluation, minitrials, and voluntary arbitration, may have potential to reduce the large backlog
of cases now pending in some Federal courts throughout the United States, thereby allowing the courts to
process their remaining cases more efficiently; and
The Supreme Court analyzed the issues in Altman and determined that although the Chapter 558
process did qualify as a «civil proceeding» under the policy, it did qualify as a
form of «
alternative dispute resolution» and therefore met the definition
of a «suit» under the policy.
He says the main difference from other
forms of alternative dispute resolution is the client retains ownership over the
process, with the option
of various pieces
of professional advice —
of which legal advice is just one leg — to help them resolve sticking points.
In state court, a similar
process for
alternative dispute resolution is required, but it may take the
form of mediation, ENE, binding arbitration or any other method involving a neutral and agreed upon by the parties.
Collaborative practice (which is variously referred to as collaborative divorce, collaborative law, collaborative model, or collaborative
process) is a relatively new
form of alternative dispute resolution which takes divorce and other family law cases out
of the public courtroom and into a private office.
The reasoning was that since arbitration is a
form of alternative dispute resolution and not a true judicial hearing, it did not violate the core principle
of the collaborative
process that attorneys were disqualified from going to «court.»