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Part B Law Essay- Discuss the advantages of using ADR's rather than using the courts An ADR is an Alternative Dispute Resolution; ADR is a widely used term referring to the entire range of dispute resolution options outside the traditional administrative, judicial or legislative decision-making process. In 1996 Lord Woolf wrote a report called 'Access to Justice' which looked at the problems of the civil courts and made recommendations for change. In response to Lord Woolf's report ADR's were introduced (in 1999) by the 'Access to Justice Act.' Lord Woolf identified many problems of the civil courts. Firstly he believed that the court process was far too slow (3-5 years), which resulted in further problems such as hazy witness accounts and psychological effects on the victim. He also believed that court was overly expensive (£200+ p/h), and any delays increased the cost even more. Other problems that he identified were that hearings...

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