"Court efforts to facilitate settlement in civil cases, whether through judicial settlement conferences or court-connected mediation and other alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes, have become commonplace. With the 1983 revisions to Rule 16...

"Several articles in the Spring Issue of Dispute Resolution Magazine, discussed under what circumstances, and how judges conduct settlement discussion in cases assigned to them for trial, as well as the role that other judges and staff mediators c...

The Canadian International Institute of Applied Negotiation (CIIAN) in collaboration with the Canadian Foreign Policy Journal (CFPJ) is producing a special issue on the topic of Canada and International Mediation: What Role in 2012 and B...

"In the Federal Court judges actively manage cases so that they are quickly and
efficiently resolved. Parties are expected to assist in bringing about this result. If you are a party to a dispute you should expect that in the early stages of you...

"A three-year project to develop a national performance framework for restorative justice will ensure quality, consistency and integration in the provision of restorative justice in New Zealand."

"Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is used around the world by businesses to resolve their commercial disputes."

"Restorative justice is a new movement in the fields of victimology and criminology. Acknowledging that crime causes injury to people and communities, it insists that justice repair those injuries and that the parties be permitted to participate in t...

"In recent years there has been a huge increase in the number of mediation provided directly by local authorities and statutory agencies.  Prompted, in many cases, by government initiatives addressing neighbourhood renewal or anti social be...