RESOLVING DISPUTES WITHOUT GOING TO COURT
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Going to court to solve a problem can be expensive, stressful, and time-consuming. But there are other ways of dealing with many types of complaint. This booklet explains how they work and when you can use them.
This booklet gives an overview of various ways of dealing with problems without going to court and gives names and addresses of various bodies which offer ways of resolving disputes and from whom you can get further information. The booklet does not claim to be a comprehensive guide and does not constitute an endorsement by Scottish Executive Justice Department of the schemes included.
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© Crown copyright 2005
ISBN: 0-7559-4355-4
Scottish Executive
St Andrew's House
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG
Published by the Scottish Executive, January, 2005
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EH1 1YS
CONTENTS
SECTION 1 Introduction
SECTION 2 Direct Negotiation
SECTION 3 Mediation and Conciliation
SECTION 4 Arbitration
SECTION 5 Ombudsmen and Regulators
SECTION 6 Expert Determination and Neutral Evaluation
SECTION 7 Dispute Resolution Services
SECTION 8 Other Sources of Help