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In today's overly litigious society, the common view remains that litigation is one of the most effective means of addressing and settling a dispute amongst parties. By taking unresolved or unresolvable matters to court, the court by its powers in accordance with the law could make a determination on behalf of the parties. However, in recent years, society has become more aware of and increasingly utilised alternatives or non-adversarial procedures to settle the diverse range of matters that might otherwise had to have been resolved through litigation. Avenues such as alternative dispute resolutions (ADR), which most notably encompass methods such as arbitration, conciliation and mediation, are a swifter and cheaper viable alternative to litigation, used by tribunals and other organisations including court. This observation report seeks to provide an insight into the differences of the adversarial nature of litigation and other non-adversarial justice alternatives. In Common Law...

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