Looking to the future with Private Financial Dispute Resolutions and Family Arbitration
The COVID-19 Pandemic has applied greater pressure to an already swamped family court system. Alternative forms of dispute resolution can increasingly come to the fore.
Selecting a Private Financial Dispute Resolution (or FDR) and Arbitration as alternative dispute resolution methods could be the way forward.
They avoid the long waiting times for court, the inability to choose times that suit clients and uncertainty over the lack of time allocated. This can be frustrating and disappointing the clients and court users.
The poor state of courts, often badly maintained and suffering with lack of investment, also makes arbitration or FDRs an appealing option.
The article quotes Andrew Newbury, partner at Hall Brown: ‘The courts can be a cold, clinical environment for clients. Many clients prefer to do an FDR in the comfort of a solicitor’s office or judge’s chambers.’