Alternative Dispute Resolution
Jul. 27, 2006
Beware the Dangers of Arbitrators Morphing Into Mediators
Flexibility and adaptability are hallmarks of alternative dispute resolution, and the ability to fit procedures to the needs of the particular quarrel is often central to realizing the benefits of arbitration and mediation.




Focus Column
By Mitchell Zimmerman
Flexibility and adaptability are hallmarks of alternative dispute resolution, and the ability to fit procedures to the needs of the particular quarrel is often central to realizing the benefits of arbitration and mediation. What is often needed, to render timely, affordable and efficient justice, is a system in which a decision maker can exercise particularized judgments not only on the ultimate issue...
By Mitchell Zimmerman
Flexibility and adaptability are hallmarks of alternative dispute resolution, and the ability to fit procedures to the needs of the particular quarrel is often central to realizing the benefits of arbitration and mediation. What is often needed, to render timely, affordable and efficient justice, is a system in which a decision maker can exercise particularized judgments not only on the ultimate issue...
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