The dayanim in Toronto should be permanent, full time employees of the Va'ad Harobonim or preferably, a new institution should be established that is independent of all outside sources. The lawyer must be educated in the laws of lifnei iver and shown how accessing secular justice may involve anti halacha actions. This will be helpful for the lawyer who is shomer mitzvos . Without a wide scale education system for lawyers, Beis Din will continue to be ignored by the majority of the practising Jewish bar. Court is not the only means used to bring disputes to an end.
Private arbitration is now quite popular.
Indeed, Beis Din , from the perspective of the secular law system, is nothing more than private arbitration - and is subject to all the laws governing private arbitration. Mediation is also widely used now - especially in labour relations and family law. Settlement conferences have become a part of the general litigation system while a parallel system of settlement conferences has developed within the administration of the Ontario Legal Aid Plan . The Ontario Court, General Division had established an ADR Centre in Toronto where many cases were referred for non binding mediation resulting in significant numbers of early settlement. Compulsory mediation is now poised to be implemented in Ontario.