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:
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:-
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To promote and develop the field of Alternative
Dispute Resolution (ADR)
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To offer leading edge ADR services and consultancy
to business
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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.
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