Dispute Resolution
Your Dispute
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Every dispute is unique, so an institutional approach probably won’t make you happy. Custom processes give better results, especially when sensitive/important issues need to be resolved, rather than “just” settled.
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Select a process that suits your needs, or call us for free advice. Most disputes can be resolved more quickly, with less pain and for less cost than you’d expect - provided you select the right process.
Process Choices
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Your needs, objectives, and required outcomes should have a major influence on process design and cost. That’s why we offer a full range of customisable dispute solution processes - from informal Facilitation and Mediation, through to Judicial-style Arbitration.
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Process Choices
Process Styles
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Assist (Facilitate, Mediate and SODR)
Informal, flexible processes to help parties solve their own problems and create their own solutions. Read more
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Inform (Appraise and Evaluate)
Independent, objective reports on technical or legal issues to support discussions, negotiations, mediations and litigation. Read more
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Decide (Practical Decisions: SODR and Independent Decision Makers)
Informal, practical, independent, objective decisions, by expert dispute resolvers, on almost any issue. Read more
Determine (SODR, Expert and Legal Determinations)
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Phase #2 of the SODR process: the Facilitator makes a binding Determination if the parties can’t negotiate their own solution.
OR: Private appointment, by contract, of an independent and objective individual to make legally binding determinations on any issue.
Expert Determiners deal with technical commercial disputes, such as business valuations; Legal Determiners deal with legal issues, such as legal precedents and legislative interpretations. Read more
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Arbitrate (Expert and Judicial Arbitrations)
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Private appointment of an expert, lawyer or retired judge, to make a legally binding determination on any dispute referred by the parties. Arbitration is like having your own private judge. You can even use court facilities for enforcement! Read more.
Formality to Cost Equation
All processes are tailored to the parties and their problems, meaning no more or less formality, time, effort, pain and cost than is realistically required. ​
Process Features
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The following table provides a quick summary of dispute solution features. We’re just a call away as soon as you’re ready to talk:
