Alternative Dispute Resolution
Helping you find a solution to your commercial dispute
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Alternative dispute resolution (ADR), is a legal process, which includes a range of processes to find a resolution to a dispute, with the support of a third party.
Alternative dispute resolution assists disagreeing parties come to an agreement on a matter that cannot be resolved through pre-action discussion. ADR can save all parties involved time and expense by avoiding litigation and going to the court.
This process can usually be explored before or during a dispute.
There are five main types of alternative dispute resolution, which include:
• Mediation – a third party facilitating a resolution;
• Arbitration – a third party deciding the dispute;
• Early neutral evaluation – a third party giving an informed opinion on the dispute;
• Adjudication – a process by which an independent adjudicator provides the parties with a decision that can resolve the dispute either permanently or on a temporary basis, pending subsequent court determination; and
• Ombudsman schemes.
How We Can Help
At Healys LLP, our Dispute Resolution team aims to help clients resolve disputes in the most cost-effective and efficient way possible.
We provide an Alternative Dispute Resolution service tailored to your aims and suited to your circumstances and offer the full range of funding options including fixed fees, conditional fee arrangements, after the event insurance and third party funding.
Please see information on funding your claim here.
We have policies in place relating to regular billing and transparency on costs, and always provide cost estimates as soon as reasonably practicable, so that each client retains a degree of control and certainty over their legal spend.
Recommended by Legal 500, Chambers & Partners and Spears 500
Healys is accredited by the Legal 500 as a Leading Firm in Dispute Resolution and Commercial Litigation; with partners David Bailey (Head of Dispute Resolution), Nicholas Taylor and Robert Johnson individually accredited as Recommended Lawyers.
David Bailey and Robert Johnson are both named as Top Recommended Litigators in the Spears 500 guide to the best private client advisors, with Robert Johnson additionally accredited by Chambers & Partners as a Leading Individual.
Get in touch
Our Dispute Resolution team are able to offer practical and commercial advice, tailored to each individual client. Whether by litigation, negotiation or alternative dispute resolution, our aim is always to resolve disputes to the client’s satisfaction in as cost-effective and efficient a way as possible.
For more advice regarding Dispute Resolution & Litigation, please don’t hesitate to contact our specialist team today.