{"id":579,"date":"2021-07-26T13:45:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T13:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.nicarb.org\/?p=579"},"modified":"2021-07-27T08:21:03","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T08:21:03","slug":"nicarbs-adr-developments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.nicarb.org\/index.php\/2021\/07\/26\/nicarbs-adr-developments\/","title":{"rendered":"NICArb ADR DEVELOPMENTS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>ADR Developments brought to you by the\u00a0Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Editor: Shola Oshodi-John, AICMC, FCArb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RECENT DEVELOPMENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FREE MEDIATION FOR WEDDING COUPLES AND VENDORS AFFECTED BY COVID-19 RESTRICTION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SINGAPORE<\/strong>: Wedding couples and vendors affected by recent COVID-19 restrictions can now resolve their disputes through a free mediation programme, the Ministry of Law said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MinLaw COVID-19 (Wedding) Mediation Programme will be open to those were in contract for the sale of goods and services in relation to a wedding event held between May 8 and Jul 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It will provide a channel for parties to explore and reach an \u201camicable solution\u201d as opposed to taking the dispute to court, said the ministry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Singapore\u00a0tightened community measures on May 8\u00a0in response to rising community cases, wedding receptions were initially allowed to proceed with stricter pre-event testing requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wedding receptions were disallowed from May 16, in line with the ban on dining-in. They were allowed to resume from Monday as Singapore continued\u00a0easing restrictions\u00a0in Phase 3. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kindly click on the link to continue reading<\/strong>: https:\/\/blog.nicarb.org\/index.php\/2021\/07\/13\/free-mediation-for-wedding-couples-and-vendors-affected-by-covid-19-restrictions\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-nicarb wp-block-embed-nicarb\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"TRk2Rdil16\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nicarb.org\/index.php\/2021\/07\/13\/free-mediation-for-wedding-couples-and-vendors-affected-by-covid-19-restrictions\/\">FREE MEDIATION FOR WEDDING COUPLES AND VENDORS AFFECTED BY COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"\u201cFREE MEDIATION FOR WEDDING COUPLES AND 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\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ASK THE JUDGE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In their 1966 hit single, John Sebastian and the Lovin\u2019 Spoonful asked the musical question, \u201cDid you ever have to make up your mind?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They also asked, \u201cDid you ever have to finally decide and say yes to one and let the other one ride?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These certainly weren\u2019t legal questions, but if they were and addressed to a judge about making trial decisions in their civil court cases, the answers for the most part would be \u201cno.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is because approximately 97% of all civil cases are resolved without a trial primarily because of settlements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Judges, lawyers, and policy makers understand and promote the idea that fair settlements as early in the legal process as possible, save on expenses, provide certainty, and are in everybody\u2019s best interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<strong>Kindly click on the link to continue reading<\/strong>: https:\/\/blog.nicarb.org\/index.php\/2021\/07\/15\/ask-the-judge\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> Contribution by NICArb\u2019s research team<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.nicarb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/b.jpg?resize=720%2C481&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.nicarb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/b.jpg?w=720&ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.nicarb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/b.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EXPEDITIOUS JUSTICE AND ADR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are unlucky to visit the courts, sayings like \u2018justice delayed is justice denied\u2019 and \u2018justice hurried is justice buried\u2019 will resonate very frequently. But the fact is that with millions of cases pending over extended periods, the system makes a mockery of helpless victims merely seeking justice. On the other hand, our police and legal fraternity perhaps yield the best crop out of the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are depressing tales of deprivations. Should we continue with the prevailing criminal justice system\u2019s (CJS) procedures and structures, wishing it shall overcome stockpiles while moving at a snail\u2019s pace, or should we look for Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) for expeditious disposal of cases?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is heartening to know that the communities in some parts of the world run dispute resolution through their arbitration council. They do not go to the police or the courts and instead settle disagreements through this council which has the trust of the people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inexplicably solving a case is one thing; proving it in a court of law another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, many disputes are settled through courts, police stations and in the lawyers\u2019 chambers. If ADR is doable at a smaller scale here, why not make it a norm at every stage as an obligatory tier of the CJS?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kindly click on the link to continue reading<\/strong>: https:\/\/blog.nicarb.org\/index.php\/2021\/07\/15\/expeditious-justice-and-adr\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.nicarb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/104.png?resize=544%2C390&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-544\" width=\"544\" height=\"390\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WEBINAR \u2013 EQUAL REPRESENTATION IN ARBITRATION: A LONG ROAD AHEAD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators (NICArb) held a webinar themed <strong>Equal Representation in Arbitration: A Long Road Ahead<\/strong> on Friday the 16<sup>th<\/sup> of July, 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event which commenced at 3pm was opened by the Registrar\/CEO of NICArb, Mrs. Shola Oshodi-John FCArb, who went on to welcome and introduce the members of panel (herein referred as \u201cdiscussants\u201d). It was co-moderated by Najib Hamisu ACArb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first discussant, Rafael Francisco Alves Ph.D, by way of introduction, commended the institute for the choice of topic and its timeliness within the arbitration community.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking on diversity, he stressed the fact that there would hardly be a time where it would\u00a0be said that diversity had been sufficiently provided for. Rafael went on to talk about policies adopted by his law firm to ensure equal representation in arbitration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second speaker, Maitre Sylvie Bebohi Ph.D said that the topical issue bothers on her region, the OHADA region. According to her, there is a great increase of women from diverse backgrounds in the list of arbitrators produced by most arbitral institutions in the OHADA region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On a closing note, she encouraged young practitioners to always show up and increase their visibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The third discussant, Louise Barrington FCIArb, the co-founder of <em>Arbitral women<\/em> captured the events that led to formation of the <em>Arbitral Women <\/em>and its vision to promote the involvement of women in international arbitration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fourth discussant, Abubakar Isa Ph.D, MCIArb, went beyond the issue of gender to also include the aspect of groups (based on age, nationality and so on).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The speaker explained the benefit of a diverse tribunal in bringing diverse perspectives to the table, thus producing a rich award\/decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Diamana Diawara, highlighted the plans of the incumbent ICC president to ensure diversity (with the 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