An introduction by Andy Collier

In pre Covid times, ADR was already gaining ground. With Covid19 already creating more complications and disputes and a potential court backlog, we may need ADR more than ever. MIL have kindly arranged a session for us to understand this area further and a full agenda is below.

In this 30-minute video, Jonathan Waters covers the following areas:

• An introduction to ADR
• The ‘cost’ of litigation (overview of traditional court process, focus on the ‘cost’ to an SME)
• Alternatives to litigation (Arbitration and Mediation; overview of how they work and the pros and cons of each)
• Practical examples of Arbitration & Mediation in practice
• Q&A

The session is presented by Jonathan Waters, LLB, LLM, MCIArb, CMC. Registered Mediator, Barrister and Dispute Resolution Expert at My Inhouse Lawyer. Jonathan qualified as a barrister and started his career as an employment lawyer before moving to a listed hotel company where he became Group General Counsel and Group Company Secretary. Jonathan was also Group Legal Director of the British Medical Association and more recently General Counsel at an international free trade and arbitral association in the agri-commodities sector. More on Jonathan’s background can be found here.