ADR Flashcards
Most important skill in ADR
Active Listening
What is active listening?
Giving the other person adequate time to explore their thoughts and feelings.
Benefits of active listening
- Builds trust: You invite people to open up.
- Broadens your perspective
- Strengthens your patience
- Makes you approachable
- Increases competence and knowledge
- Saves time and money
- Helps detect and solve problems
Differences between listening and hearing
HEARING is
* Accidental
* Involuntary
* Effortless
And LISTENING is:
* Focused
* Voluntary
* Intentional
Signs of active listening skills?
Asking relevant questions
Positive body language, nodding
Eye contact
Verbal signs of active listening:
Positive Reinforcement: Occasional words and phrases, such as “very good” or “yes” or “indeed”
Remembering: remember key points. Reinforce what has been said was understood. Will encourage the speaker to continue.
Questioning: relevant questions
Clarification: asking questions to ensure the correct message has been received.
Why do we need ADR?
Confidentiality:
Contractual principles: you put the clause under the contract/agreement.
Legal professional privilege
Without prejudice communication: if you mark something this way, it can never be used against you.
Types of ADR:
Negotiation
Mediation
Conciliation
Arbitration
Differences between MEDIATION and arbitration
(Third party, binding, process, decision making and cost)
Mediation:
1- Both sides agree to the third party.
2- Decision can be legally binding if a compromise is reached
3-Process is a negotiation – more informal
4- Parties voluntarily accept a decision
5- Free
Arbitration:
1- Conducted by a registered arbitrator
2- Decision is legally binding
3- Process is like a court – testimony and evidence given
4- Arbitrator is the decision-maker
5- Can be expensive
Cases in which you can use MEDIATION and ARBITRATION
- Family-divorce
- Professional or clinical negligence
- Personal injury cases
- Director and partnership disputes
- Building disputes
- Employment issues
BODY LANGUAGE IN ADR
- FOCUS ON POSTURE
- ADDRESS YOUR FACIAL EXPRESSIONS
- EYE CONTACT
- PRACTICE YOUR HANDSHAKE
TYPES OF BODY LANGUAGE:
- ASSERTIVE BODY LANGUAGE
a. Be assertive. Postures of strength:
b. Controlling volume of your speech so that you are loud enough to convey your confidence, but no shouting. - FRIENDLY AND COLLABORATIVE BODY LANGUAGE
a. For business to put a consumer at ease: pointing your feet towards that person, indicating you are committed to the conversation - CALMING BODY LANGUAGE
a. In tense situations and negotiations. To calm others.
b. Keeping arms open.
c. Relax body.
WHO WOULD YOU INVITE TO A MEDIATION AND WHY?
Experts, as Insurance representatives and Law witnesses.
Because they help prove your claims through evidence.
WHAT IS THE DOCUMENT YOU SEND BEFORE A MEDIATION?
The position statements
- It is a key document for the mediator and provides an introduction to the dispute.
- It can be confidential
- Usually, they are sent to the opponent and the mediator
STYLES IN MEDIATION
- COOPERATIVE: Being friendly and conciliatory
- COMPETITIVE/CONFRONTATIONAL: Making demands, using pressure