We also provide services as consultants on the design of ADR systems. Some of the ADR services we can provide and the Smith Lyons people involved are set out in more detail below. We invite you to consider whether you, your company or your organisation could benefit from our assistance with ADR matters. Arbitration Arbitration, while remaining, like litigation, an essentially adversarial process, is significantly more flexible than litigation. Smith Lyons ADR can guide clients through the arbitration process, suggesting and implementing effective ways to streamline the process, narrow the issues in dispute and arrive at a more timely, less expensive result.
Mediation can save time and reduce the cost of resolving a dispute, both financial and emotional.
Mediation can also assist the parties to re-establish trust and respect and can help prevent damage to ongoing relationships. As counsel representing parties on mediations, we bring to bear not only our considerable experience of representing clients in numerous mediations, but also our training, knowledge and understanding of mediation techniques and processes. While mediation is not ideal for every case, in our experience even when it fails to completely resolve a dispute, it often narrows the issues and educates the parties on the case that has to be met. We are committed to the process and do not see mediation as simply another stage in a lawsuit. As intermediaries we can bring to bear a practical perspective based on our daily experience as lawyers practising in relevant areas of law.