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Arbitration and mediation both provide alternative options for dispute resolution. Learn about the differences between the methods as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each. by Brette Sember, J.D. Arbitration and mediation are alternative methods for dispute resolution, allowing people or companies to come to an agreement privately about a situation that might otherwise be litigated through the court …

If you have tried everything else in a business dispute and nothing has worked it may be time to consider bringing suit against the counterparty with a civil lawsuit. But before you decide you want to sue someone, there are some things to consider. How Civil Lawsuits Work Civil lawsuits in which one party sues another work differently from criminal …

What is legal disputes? Legal disputes include any dispute in which legal claims are made. Legal disputes are framed at one end of the spectrum by disputes resulting in case law — adjudicated disputes with written, binding, precedential opinions. Litigated disputes, however, may settle before adjudication.  

What are the differences between arbitration and mediation? The main difference between arbitration and mediation is a simple one: arbitrators hand down decisions, just as judges do, which can only be contested under certain circumstances. In other words, by agreeing to arbitration a party agrees to be bound by the arbitrator’s ruling, barring some exceptional deviation from the normal procedure. …

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