Need to re-think? Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Instruct us to analyse alternatives to resolve your dispute

At any stage in your litigation, if you are a claimant or a defendant, it is useful to get a second opinion from expert specialist lawyers to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of your case and advise you on whether alternative forms of dispute resolution are appropriate in your circumstances. ADR provides parties to a litigation with options to secure an unbiased, neutral evaluation about the strengths and weaknesses of a case or trial strategy.

ADR is strongly encouraged by the courts and we understand that it is important for clients to be fully appraised of all the means available to them on how to settle a case. Many solicitors will only specialise in litigation, and press on to trial without considering alternative means of resolution, be it through negotiation, mediation or arbitration.

Our expert dispute resolution team advise our clients as to the different forms of resolving their disputes, which can often be faster and less costly. These include:

• Negotiation
• Arbitration
• Mediation
• Med-arb
• Executive Tribunals
• Conciliation
• Early Neutral Evaluation
• Adjudication
• Expert Determination
• Dispute Review Board

Is alternative dispute resolution right for your case?

Time – Whilst pursuing litigation can take months or years, most forms of ADR can be undertaken within a few days. This can pose a significant saving of time for your case which is critical at times such as this. There is also a real prospect that resolution through Court proceedings may be significantly delayed due to the impact of Coronavirus, which would affect both time and costs in your legal dispute.

Costs – Similarly, due to the time savings, most matters can be resolved efficiently saving both sides significant costs.

Control – With ADR the parties have control over how they proceed with their matter, as they can decide which form best suits their interests. For example, whether or not they want the decision to be legally binding.

Confidentiality – ADR procedures are usually conducted confidentially, which enables full and frank negotiations.

Business Relationships – Pursuing ADR as a form of reaching a settlement increases the likelihood of maintaining relationships, as settlements are reached with consent of both parties.

Requirement – Parties in contentious disputes are required by the Courts to attempt ADR and may make adverse costs orders against parties which refuse.

Our Alternative Dispute Resolution Service

We do things differently to other law firms in England & Wales. We will consider your case with you (no matter at what stage your case is at i.e. the pre-action stage, once a claim is issued, when pleadings are submitted, before a Costs & Case Management Conference, before a contemplated mediation). At any stage, if you are unhappy with the way your case is progressing, we provide an alternative dispute resolution service to consider the merits of your case, and if ADR is appropriate, we will transfer the handling of your case to us.

Book an Initial Consultation with Our Expert Alternative Dispute Resolution Lawyers

Our London Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Solicitors and Barristers provide bespoke ADR and litigation advice. We invite you to contact us so one of our legal team can assess your dispute.

Our multi-disciplinary practice consists of dispute resolution specialist solicitors and barristers who have market-leading experience in handling multi-million pound litigation cases and have a proven track record of bringing complex claims to settlement though alternative forms of dispute resolution (“ADR”), when necessary.

We can subsequently provide urgent help, advice or representation from our expert team of leading ADR lawyers. Call or email us to start the process of instructing us; our ADR team are waiting to help.