To what extent do alternative dispute resolutions – particularly mediation – affect outcomes for those involved? What works, for whom, to incentivise and deliver positive and sustainable outcomes?

Background

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.

Next steps

We can be contacted at the following email address: evidence_partnerships@justice.gov.uk.

Source

This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:

Areas of research interest

Related UKRI funded projects


  • Mediation of Medical Treatment Disputes: A Therapeutic Justice Model

    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

    Why might this be relevant?

    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.

  • The Social and Psychological Underpinnings of Commercial Arbitration in Europe

    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

    Why might this be relevant?

    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.

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution and workplace conflict: a British-Nigerian Comparison

    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

    Why might this be relevant?

    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.

  • Consumer Code for Mediators online mediation platform.

    As a direct consequence of Covid-19 lockdown and social distancing measures, the UK Mediation/Arbitration industry, worth £9 billion annually to the UK economy (Sixth CEDR Mediation Audit, 2020) is in hiatus. UK bu...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Lead research organisation: CONSUMER CODE FOR ONLINE DISPUTE RESOLUTION LTD