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To
find out How our Service Works:
 View our Demo (PDF 335k)
View information on the Rules of Procedure
View our
Model ADR Clause and see how it applies to your contract
Walk through a Sample Case
Read some recent Examples
Start a Case
Read
our Quick Tour Summary below.
Quick Tour:
The
ElectronicCourthouse® provides a fast affordable alternative to
litigation. It allows parties to resolve their commercial disputes at
a fraction of the time and cost of lawsuits. It combines all the tools
required to get from dispute to resolution, wholly from the desktop.
These tools include a world-class Roster of Dispute Resolution
Professionals drawn from trading nations around the world, including
the US, the Caribbean, South America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand,
Canada, the Middle East and Europe, and specializing in a wide range
of issues, including real-estate, insurance, supply chain disputes,
breach of contract - even sports and entertainment law. Parties may
complete their submissions online, using our point and click forms,
search our online legal data base for answers to their legal
questions, use our translation services, and meet with the other party
and their resolution professional in a secure Web-based meeting
facility supported by voice conferencing. Where speed is required,
parties can complete the process in a matter of days, choosing among
several dispute resolution methodologies, including mediation, neutral
evaluation, arbitration, or a process agreed to by the parties in a
dispute resolution clause in their contract.
Here is a summary of the 8-Step Process:
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REFERRAL
- Deciding to Use The ElectronicCourthouse:
The parties consent to resolve their dispute online. |
| 2. |
INTAKE
- Getting Started:
The parties register with The Electronic
Courthouse.
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CONTRACT
- Agreeing on the Rules:
The parties agree to a Retainer and Rules of Procedure.. |
| 4. |
INPUT
- Presenting your Case:
The parties enter their secure workrooms to prepare submissions. |
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ANALYSIS
- Preparing for Your Resolution:
The parties complete their submissions and file them in the
ResolutionRoom. |
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OUTPUT
- Addressing Special Needs:
The parties customize the process as required to address translation,
telecommunications and other special needs. |
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RESOLUTION
SESSION - Resolving your Dispute:
The parties participate with their Resolution Professional in
a stepped mediation-arbitration process. |
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SETTLEMENT
OR DECISION - Getting it in Writing:
The parties resolve their dispute through mediation or arbitration,
which results in a final and binding decision that is enforceable
like a judgment of the court. |
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Alternative
Dispute Resolution
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