Civil and Commercial Collaborative Law

Collaborative Law is a voluntary dispute resolution process originally developed by family law practitioners who had become disenchanted with the traditional style of litigation. Often court battles became so bitter and destructive that wounds between the parties never healed.

In an effort to alleviate the emotional scars and financial hardships of divorcing couples, the collaborative process was born. ADR Group believes the same principals that have preserved the integrity and dignity of families can also bring relief to individuals and/or entities having legal disputes in other areas of the law, particularly in the civil and commercial sectors.

The purpose of collaboration is not to take advantage of the other party, but to resolve a dispute in a manner that is beneficial to all concerned. In the collaborative process, the parties and their representatives voluntarily agree to cooperate honestly and in good faith to develop options and possible solutions. If at any point, a party believes that the process should not continue, the collaboration terminates and the collaborative representatives withdraw. The parties hire new representatives and the matter resumes in court.

The latest update of the Civil Procedure Rules, Practice Direction Protocol, Section II (41st Update) provides further ‘compliance’ pressure on parties and legal representatives that this changing vista, shrewd legal advisers need to be able to offer a skill set which embraces Collaborative practice as well as conventional litigation and mediation.

Civil and Commercial Collaborative Law Training Programme
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