Written by local experts in key jurisdictions, topics covered include: regulations governing direct distribution; potential restrictions, financial and tax considerations on foreign businesses» operations; distribution structures available to suppliers; regulation of relationships between suppliers and distributors; restrictions on the distribution of competing products; relevant consumer protection laws; restrictions on contractual choice of law, courts or arbitration tribunals; and dispute resolution,
mediation and arbitration procedures and processes.
When we first launched the CyberTribunal, back in 1996, and tried to convey our objectives at various conferences on information technology law (thus before audiences that could be considered informed), many legal practitioners questioned the possibility of modeling
mediation and arbitration procedures.
Not exact matches
«(a) DEFINITION - For purposes of this chapter, an alternative dispute resolution process includes any process or
procedure, other than an adjudication by a presiding judge, in which a neutral third party participates to assist in the resolution of issues in controversy, through processes such as early neutral evaluation,
mediation, minitrial,
and arbitration as provided in sections 654 through 658.
We can advise on all areas of disputes, whether it be the Court process
and procedure or alternative methods to dispute resolution such as
mediation or
arbitration.
Apart from advising clients on their rights
and obligations
and providing sound
and effective representation, we believe in providing clients with an early understanding of the legal dispute resolution system
and procedures (be it
mediation,
arbitration or litigation), associated costs,
and time demands on the clients in each case.
Because JAMS provides alternative dispute resolution mechanisms that operate in accordance with judicial
procedures, we may also deny or limit access to personal data in the following contexts: (i) interference with law enforcement or with private causes of action, including the prevention, investigation or detection of offenses or the right to a fair trial,
arbitration or
mediation; (ii) disclosure where the legitimate rights or important interests of others would be violated; (iii) breaching a legal or other professional privilege or obligation; (iv) prejudicing employee security investigations or grievance proceedings or in connection with employee succession planning
and corporate reorganizations; or (v) prejudicing the confidentiality necessary in monitoring, inspection or regulatory functions connected with sound management, or in future or ongoing negotiations involving JAMS.
We have extensive experience with alternative dispute resolution
procedures, including
mediation and arbitration.
It is a non-binding
procedure controlled by the parties
and the parties can at any point during the process choose to end the
mediation and commence an
arbitration or litigation process.
Fiona also advises on complex policy
and indemnity disputes as well as alternative dispute resolution
procedures including
mediation and arbitration.
She frequently deals with both solicitors
and construction claims by way of alternative dispute resolution
procedures, in particular
mediation and arbitration.
Often negotiation,
arbitration or
mediation are the best way forward but where court litigation is needed, a good solicitor,
procedure and tactics are vital.
(1) The
arbitration tribunal may encourage settlement of the dispute
and, with the written agreement of the parties, may conduct
mediation, conciliation, facilitation or other appropriate
procedure (s).
Giwa - Osagie
and Co. has experience in international
and domestic
arbitration, expert determination, adjudication
procedures and mediation and provides clients with nationally recognised litigation,
arbitration and alternative dispute resolution skills.
The Pepperdine University School of Law in California was recently chosen by the American
Arbitration Association to «take over its prestigious Library
and Information Center, consisting of more than 24,000 titles on
arbitration,
mediation, negotiation, fact - finding,
and other international
and domestic dispute resolution
procedures».
This is the reason why voluntary
mediation fails to attract huge numbers of disputes,
and the same is true for
arbitration and many new, voluntary
procedures at courts.
His practice, spanning more than 35 years, focuses on
arbitrations,
mediations and other alternative dispute resolution
procedures as well as litigation
and counseling.
[6] Alternative legal services (ALSs) are, for example: clinics of various types; self - help webpages; phone - in services; paralegal
and law student programs; family
mediation services; social justice tribunals;
and court
procedures simplification projects;
arbitration and mediation for dispute resolution; public legal education information services; programs for targeted (unbundled) limited retainer legal services (as distinguished from a full retainer to provide the whole legal service); pro bono (free) legal services for short
and simple cases;
and, the National Self - Represented Litigants Project, the purpose of which is to help self - represented litigants to be better litigants without lawyers.
[iii] Alternative legal services (ALSs) are, for example: clinics of various types, self - help webpages, phone - in services, paralegal
and law student programs, family
mediation services, social justice tribunals, court
procedures simplification projects,
arbitration and mediation for dispute resolution, public legal education information services, programs for targeted (unbundled) limited retainer legal services (as distinguished from a full retainer to provide all of the legal services necessary), pro bono (free) legal services for short
and simple cases,
and the National Self - Represented Litigants Project, the purpose of which is to help self - represented litigants to be more effective self - represented litigants.
It deals both with formal adjudicatory
procedures (mainly investment
and commercial
arbitration), but also
mediation / ADR methods, negotiation
and managerial ways to manage transnational disputes efficiently.
Samuel A. Lewis discusses the increasingly common use of alternative dispute resolution
procedures like
mediation and arbitration.
If a party properly submits the Dispute to the AAA for formal
arbitration and the AAA is unwilling or unable to set a hearing date within 60 days of the filing of a «demand for
arbitration,» then either party can elect to have the
arbitration administered by the Judicial
Arbitration and Mediation Services Inc. («JAMS») using JAMS» streamlined
Arbitration Rules
and Procedures, or by any other
arbitration administration service that you
and a legal officer of Gigaom consents to in writing.
Many changes were made to the policies
and procedures used by local
and state associations to enforce the Code
and to resolve disputes through
mediation and arbitration.
Although no party to an arbitrable matter can be required to submit to
mediation (unless REALTORS ® [principals] are required by their Board to mediate otherwise arbitrable disputes pursuant to Article 17)
and mediation is not intended to be a substitute for the
arbitration procedures described elsewhere in this Manual,
mediation can be a useful tool in resolving the conflicts that arise involving Board Members
and their clients
and customers.
If either of the parties rejects the proposed resolution, the
mediation procedure will be deemed concluded
and the matter will proceed to
arbitration.
Mediation can resolve disputes, promote amicable resolutions,
and reduce the number of cases requiring the more formal
and complex
arbitration procedures of the Board, thus reducing the time
and effort required of Board Members serving on the Professional Standards Committee.
Our long - held ethics enforcement,
mediation,
and arbitration procedures for handling monetary disputes
and other ethics complaints have also undergone a thorough review.