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Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series 2012/2013

Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series 2012/2013. Promoting the Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Northern Ireland Professor Jack Anderson, School of Law, Queen’s University, Belfast jack.anderson@qub.ac.uk. ADR in NI; motivation for publication. “Fragmentation” of ADR community

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Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series 2012/2013

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  1. Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series 2012/2013 Promoting the Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Northern Ireland Professor Jack Anderson, School of Law, Queen’s University, Belfast jack.anderson@qub.ac.uk

  2. ADR in NI; motivation for publication • “Fragmentation” of ADR community • Need to enhance provision of info to the public • Cross-border mediation, Directive 2008/52/EC • Jackson report on civil litigation costs in E&W (Jan 2010) • Irish Law Reform Comm 98-2010 (Nov 2010) • Access to Justice in NI Review: Report (August 2011)

  3. Medical Negligence • The bill for settling medical negligence cases in Northern Ireland over the last five years is set to top £250 million. NI Audit Office, 2012 • Health and Social Care Board has 55 cases which have been ongoing for between 15 and 27 years.The board has paid out legal fees amounting to £233,459 for cases ongoing for 15-plus years. Written Reply, Minister O’Dowd, 2010

  4. ATC in NI; contents • Broad non-prescriptive definition of ADR; • A cautious emphasis on its advantages over litigation; • An introduction into the various types of ADR processes that exist in NI; and • Directory of ADR service providers in NI.

  5. ADR Directory (select) Benefits; Consumer issues; Charities; Children; Education; Elderly; Equality and Human Rights; Estate Agents; Family Disputes; Health and Social Care Services; Money Matters; Neighbours; Ombudsmen; Police; Press; Prisoners; Sport; Utilities; Victims; Work.

  6. ATC in NI; reflections • Public; “what about my day in court” • ADR community; “more robust encouragement” • Legal profession; “have you read Hazel Genn?” • Judiciary; “privatisation of civil justice”

  7. ATC in NI; the future I was ruined but twice in life. Once when I lost a lawsuit, and once when I won. Voltaire

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