Alternative Dispute Resolution: General Civil Cases

Prepared for the Ministry of Justice by K. Saville-Smith and R. Fraser, Centre for Research Evaluation and Social Assessment

DISCLAIMER

This research was commissioned by the former Department for Courts. The report has been prepared by the authors and the views expressed in it are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Ministry of Justice.

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1 Introduction
2 ADR Research Programme Objectives and Methods
3 The Use and Provision of ADR in New Zealand
4 Advantages and Disadvantages of ADR
5 ADR Impact on Settlement, Cost and Time
6 ADR and the Courts System
7 Opportunities for Improved ADR Take-up

First published in June 2004 by the Ministry of Justice
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