Republic Act No. 9285 promotes the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) to achieve speedy and impartial justice in the Philippines. It defines ADR as any process used to resolve disputes outside of court adjudication, including arbitration, mediation, conciliation, early neutral evaluation, mini-trial, or combinations of these. Arbitration involves resolving disputes through a neutral arbitrator appointed by the parties. Mediation uses a neutral mediator to facilitate communication between parties and help them voluntarily agree on a resolution.
Republic Act No. 9285 promotes the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) to achieve speedy and impartial justice in the Philippines. It defines ADR as any process used to resolve disputes outside of court adjudication, including arbitration, mediation, conciliation, early neutral evaluation, mini-trial, or combinations of these. Arbitration involves resolving disputes through a neutral arbitrator appointed by the parties. Mediation uses a neutral mediator to facilitate communication between parties and help them voluntarily agree on a resolution.
Republic Act No. 9285 promotes the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) to achieve speedy and impartial justice in the Philippines. It defines ADR as any process used to resolve disputes outside of court adjudication, including arbitration, mediation, conciliation, early neutral evaluation, mini-trial, or combinations of these. Arbitration involves resolving disputes through a neutral arbitrator appointed by the parties. Mediation uses a neutral mediator to facilitate communication between parties and help them voluntarily agree on a resolution.
Republic Act No. 9285 promotes the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) to achieve speedy and impartial justice in the Philippines. It defines ADR as any process used to resolve disputes outside of court adjudication, including arbitration, mediation, conciliation, early neutral evaluation, mini-trial, or combinations of these. Arbitration involves resolving disputes through a neutral arbitrator appointed by the parties. Mediation uses a neutral mediator to facilitate communication between parties and help them voluntarily agree on a resolution.
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Republic Act No.
9285 -SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy.
Promote party autonomy in the
resolution of disputes or the freedom of the party to make their own arrangements to resolve their disputes. State shall encourage and actively promote the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) as an important means to achieve speedy and impartial justice and declog court dockets.
EARLY NEUTRAL EVALUATION
-process
wherein parties and their
lawyers are brought together early in a pre-trial phase to present summaries of their cases and receive a nonbinding assessment by an experienced, neutral person, with expertise in the subject in the substance of the dispute.
ARBITRATION -voluntary dispute resolution process in which one or more arbitrators, appointed in accordance with the agreement of the parties, or rules promulgated pursuant to this Act, resolve a dispute by rendering an award.
MEDIATION
Alternative Dispute Resolution
-any process or procedure used to resolve a
dispute or controversy, other than by
adjudication of a presiding judge of a court or an officer of a government agency, as defined in this Act, in which a neutral third party participates to assist in the resolution of issues, which includes arbitration, mediation, conciliation, early neutral evaluation, minitrial, or any combination thereof (Republic Act No. 9285 SEC. 3.a )
-a voluntary process in which a mediator,
selected by the disputing parties, facilitates communication and negotiation, and assist the parties in reaching a voluntary agreement regarding a dispute.
CONCILIATION -a dispute settlement procedure which uses a neutral third party to clarify issues in a dispute so that parties concerned may themselves arrive at a mutually accepted agreement.
MINI-TRIAL -a structured dispute resolution method in which the merits of a case are argued before a panel comprising senior decision makers with or without the presence of a neutral third person after which the parties seek a negotiated settlement.
