Practical ADR Handbook

This text provides practitioners with key information on the area of alternative methods of dispute resolution, explaining the options available and offering all the advice and guidance needed to make informed and sensible decisions as to the most suitable course of action to take. Written by an author experienced in advising clients in this field, the book offers a logical analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of each alternative. It looks in turn at: negotiation, in particular at the importance of drawing up a strategy early on in a dispute and the sort of things that should be taken into account when designing a strategy; the conduct of a mediation, including consideration of the role of the lawyers, experts and clients; conciliation, with a discussion of the impact of a neutral expressing a view; Med-Arb; and settlement agreements. The book also emphasizes "how-to" techniques and includes checklists and worked examples of model agreements to ensure that nothing is overlooked.