Seminar | Alternative Dispute Resolution

Alternative Dispute Resolution: The times they are a-changing
Wednesday 4th December 2002
at 222 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8XF

The Litigation Department of SJ Berwin is hosting a Litigation Forum breakfast seminar:

Arbitration — why its popularity is increasing
Mediation — how you can force your counter-parties to negotiate

Speakers:
David Shapiro (Chair)
Mediator and Solicitor-Advocate
Consultant, SJ Berwin

Louis Flannery
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Solicitor-Advocate
Litigation Department, SJ Berwin

Catherine Bailey
Mediation Advocate
Senior Assistant
Litigation Department, SJ Berwin

Programme
Introduction
David Shapiro

Arbitration in the 21st Century

• Louis Flannery
• what is arbitration?
• the advantages of using arbitration
• its disadvantages compared to litigation
• examples of disputes suitable for arbitration

• Catherine Bailey
• how and why does mediation work?
• when will you be able to mediate a dispute?
• is a contractual agreement to mediate legally binding?
• what if you refuse to mediate?

RSVP
For further information on this seminar, please contact Nicci Maunsell on 020 7533 2520 or by email nicci.maunsell@sjberwin.com