What Is Arbitration?
Arbitration is a private way to resolve a dispute: instead of a judge and jury, a neutral third party — the arbitrator — hears both sides and issues a decision called an award. It's one of the main forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), alongside mediation.
Arbitration can be binding (the decision is final and enforceable like a court judgment) or non-binding, and it can be agreed to before a dispute arises (through an arbitration clause in a contract) or after. Attorney.plus runs a modern arbitration process — Quick-Resolve — that reaches a binding result in days for a flat fee.
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What Is Arbitration? — questions answered
What is arbitration in simple terms?
Arbitration is a private alternative to a lawsuit: both sides present their case to a neutral arbitrator who makes a decision (an award). It's usually faster, cheaper, and more private than court.
How does arbitration work?
The parties agree to arbitrate, each presents evidence and arguments to the arbitrator, and the arbitrator issues an award. In a binding arbitration the award is final and enforceable in court. Attorney.plus Quick-Resolve runs this process online in days.
Is arbitration legally binding?
It can be. Binding arbitration produces a final, enforceable award. Non-binding arbitration produces an advisory decision the parties can accept or reject. The arbitration agreement or clause says which applies.
What is the purpose of arbitration?
To resolve disputes faster, more privately, and at lower cost than litigation, with a decision-maker the parties trust and a process they control.
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