Alternative Dispute Resolution

The term 'Alternative Dispure Resolution (ADR)' originated in America in a drive to find alternatives to the traditional legal system which was felt to be adversarial, costly, unpredictable, and rigid, over-professionalised, damaging to relationships and limited to narrow rights based remedies compared to creative problem solving.

The acceptance of the term ADR grew as the preferred term in business and civil litigation worlds.
Its popularity is based on the following facts:

• Quicker than litigation
• Relatively cheaper
• Can help to resolve disputes without damaging commercial relations

Further details on this option to litigation can be obtained by contacting Claire Rutter CEDR are the initials of the Centre for Dispute Resolution. The organisation was launched in the UK in 1990 as a non-profit organisation with 3 broad aims:-

• To promote and develop the field of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
• To offer leading edge ADR services and consultancy to business
• To provide training programmes of the highest international standard for mediators and ADR users.

Claire is an accredited mediator having undertaken the rigorous training and assessment required by CEDR in 2000 and for further details on this option to litigation please have a look at our fact sheets and then contact her if you require any further information.