We want to improve the way people are supported in their interactions with the justice system, to target timely and efficient resolutions that lead to positive and sustainable outcomes for all parties involved.
We can be contacted at the following email address: evidence_partnerships@justice.gov.uk.
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
The core aim of this research is to understand whether and, if so, the extent to which, mediation can and should be viewed as a form of Therapeutic Justice in medical treatment disputes. My research will develop a model ...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Reading
The project explores the use of mediation in medical treatment disputes, which is a form of alternative dispute resolution, and its potential therapeutic benefits, but it does not fully address the incentivisation and delivery of positive and sustainable outcomes.
Businesses face a dilemma when disputes arise: they would like the certainty of a judicial decision, but often find courts to be slow, inefficient and/or inflexible. Commercial arbitration has developed as the leading so...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Leicester
The project partially answers the question by providing insights into the practices and mechanisms of commercial arbitration, which is a form of alternative dispute resolution. The authors have the necessary expertise to study the field of commercial arbitration.
With the continuous decline of union representation and the introduction of legal incentives for workers to resolve individual employment disputes/conflicts without resorting to the courts, ADR is gaining increasing prom...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Brighton
The project partially answers the question by proposing a comparative analysis of mediation in workplace disputes in Nigeria and the U.K. The authors have the necessary expertise to conduct the study and contribute to knowledge in both jurisdictions.