If most of your replies to the answers above are towards the left, you are more likely to require a negotiator, coach or mediator. The more replies lean to the right, you’re looking to hire a mediator, arbitrator or litigator.
Dispute Advisor
Use our Reso-X dispute advisor, and discover the most suitable type of resolution process for you. Just slide the bars below and see...
01 It’s completely NOT about winning.
10 I want to win at all costs!
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01 I don’t want the other party(s) to suffer at all.
10 I want the other party(s) to suffer at all costs!
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01 I don’t care about my money loss at all.
10 I need to recoup my monetary loss at all costs!
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01 It is a matter of relationship.
10 It is a matter of principle.
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01 I only have to account to myself for the outcome.
10 I have several stakeholders to account for the outcome.
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01 A personal commitment is of utmost importance to me.
10 A legal judgement is of utmost importance to me.
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01 I need this dispute to be over yesterday.
10 I have all the time in the world.
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01 I need to beg, borrow or steal to resolve this dispute.
10 I have all the money in the world to spend on resolving this dispute.
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01 I want to protect my relationship with the other party(s).
10 I want to sever all relationships with the other party(s).
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01 No one can know about this dispute and the outcome.
10 Everyone must know about this dispute and its outcome.
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Negotiation
Mediation
Arbitration
Litigation
Spectrum of modes of dispute resolution
Start point
- Maximum party control over outcome
- Focus on consensus
- Confidential
- Informal
Endpoint
- Third party control over outcome
- Determination of legal rights
- Public
- More formal rules for process
When faced with a dispute, you could either:
Negotiate
If you choose to negotiate, you could either:
- Negotiate directly in which you could ask for help from a conflict coach;
- Negotiate with an advocate, in which you could ask for help from an expert lawyer;
Mediate
If you choose to mediate, you would need to:
- Mutually agree to appoint a mediator;
- Decide if you require a lawyer to act as a mediation advocate during the mediation;
Arbitrate
If you choose to arbitrate, you would need to:
- Mutually agree to appoint an arbitrator;
- Hire a litigator to represent you as counsel in the arbitration;
Litigate
If you choose to litigate, you would need to:
- Hire a litigator to represent you as counsel in the court proceedings;
- File a suit with the courts (insert link to a flowchart representing typical court processes);
