In the UK, disputes in the construction industry are rarely resolved through conciliation, with parties preferring recourse to adjudication, mediation, litigation or arbitration. However, a recent ...

Unlike in litigation, most parties to an M&A transaction are actively working towards a shared, overarching goal. Namely, they both want to get the deal done expeditiously. However, it would be a ...

Here are the most common legal mechanisms for dispute resolution. Dispute resolution mechanisms are critical for managing conflicts in business settings. Negotiation stands out as the most ...

The Internal Revenue Service's Independent Office of Appeals has created an Alternative Dispute Resolution Program Management Office, which will collaborate with the agency's business operating ...

Good project managers know how to control costs, schedules, quality, and safety. But often, they do not know how to control disputes. A first step in controlling disputes is for owners and project ...

If a federal employee is considering filing an equal employment opportunity complaint, alternative dispute resolution is a process available to them that could resolve their issue without litigation.

Business litigation refers to the practice of engaging in legal action to resolve disputes that occur in a business setting. There are numerous types of disputes that can lead to litigation, including ...

The Dispute Resolution Service (DRS) was established by the World Bank Board of Executive Directors in 2020 as part of the World Bank Accountability Mechanism (AM) to facilitate a voluntary and ...

Karim A. Youssef is the Founder and Chairman of Youssef + Partners, a leading boutique law firm in the Middle East and Africa region. The landscape of international arbitration is undergoing a ...

Although the godfather of online dispute resolution, Ethan Katsh, once observed that "the power of technology to resolve disputes is exceeded by the power of technology to generate disputes," as human ...