70104 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Civil Procedure Rules, Determinative
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Or if in court already, through court annexed adr: parties voluntarily engage in adr prior to commencing litigation, parties participate in court-ordered adr once litigation has commenced. Growth of adr: o(cid:448)e(cid:396)(cid:396)idi(cid:374)g o(cid:271)je(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e: (cid:858)just, quick and cheap(cid:859) Legislative framework: civil procedure act 2005 (nsw) pt 4 (mediation); pt 5 (arbitration, uniform civil procedure rules 2005 (nsw) pt 20 (resolution of proceedings without hearing) It(cid:859)s really important to determine the best approach to resolving a civil dispute, as the first approach should be adr, and last resort should be litigation. Facilitative processes: self-determination in dispute resolution, facilitation involve a 3rd party providing assistance in the management of the process of the dispute resolution, endeavouring to reach a resolution. Facilitator does not make a decision: ex. Conciliation, mediation: ombudsman - can take action such as bringing injustice to attention of higher officials, facilitated negotiation. Determinative processes: 3rd party makes decision usually afte(cid:396) hea(cid:396)i(cid:374)g a(cid:396)gu(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts a(cid:374)d e(cid:448)ide(cid:374)(cid:272)e. it(cid:859)s about evaluating the situation.
