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ADR

Principles and Practice

Paperback

Published: 30th June 2012
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ADR: Principles and Practice is the classic reference work in the UK and many other parts of the world for Alternative Dispute Resolution. It deals with Dispute Resolution as a coherent and discrete topic and remains unchallenged in this respect.

The new Third Edition covers the theory, principles and practice of ADR especially mediation, providing understanding, guidance and authority. It addresses all the main fields of dispute resolution, such as civil-commercial, family and divorce, employment and workplace, neighbourhood/community, environmental and public policy issues, and restorative justice (victim-offender).It extensively covers other processes including negotiation, arbitration, adjudication, evaluation, collaborative and hybrid processes and a range of aspects related to ADR including court-related practice, ethics, confidentiality and privilege, skills and training and online dispute resolution. It also provides an introduction to dispute resolution psychology and working with high conflict parties.

  • Provides an encyclopaedic work of reference for practitioners and students
  • Integrates practice and theory of dispute resolution with a national and international perspective
  • Explores and integrates models of practice and negotiation
  • Examines strategies and provides precedents
  • Assists practitioners, policy makers and the judiciary in addressing the issues affecting practice
  • Introduces the psychology of dispute resolution and working with high conflict parties
  • Provides extensive references, case law, bibliography and links New to this Edition:
  • Extensive developments in practice including new case law, Court practice and expectations, pre-action protocols and the increasing role of judges in providing and supporting ADR
  • Additional chapters provide an introduction to dispute resolution psychology and strategies for working with high conflict parties
  • Developments in mediation; restorative justice and practices; collaboration and collaborative law; dispute review boards; online dispute resolution and new technologies.
  • Explores and integrates models of practice, examines strategies and provides precedents, assisting in addressing the issues affecting practice

  • Analysis of dispute resolution processes and philosophies including detailed consideration of mediation practice and theory in all major fields including civil-commercial, family, workplace, community and environment
  • Restorative justice and practices
  • Court-linked processes
  • Negotiation
  • Adjudicative and evaluative processes including arbitration, contractual adjudication, dispute boards, expert determination and neutral evaluation

ISBN: 9780414044791
ISBN-10: 0414044797
Audience: Professional
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 868
Published: 30th June 2012