Arbitration and Mediation

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WHAT IS ARBITRATION?

Arbitration is a legal technique for the resolution of a dispute outside of the court system by a third party, who reviews the case and imposes a decision that is legally binding for both parties.

Arbitration can be either voluntary or mandatory and can be either binding or nonbinding. Non-binding arbitration is similar to mediation, though the mediator will try to help the parties find a middle ground on which to compromise. The non-binding arbitrator remains removed from the settlement process and will only give a determination of liability.
Arbitration is also known as alternative dispute resolution, because it offers the parties to the dispute an alternative to taking the dispute to a court of law.

WHAT IS MEDIATION?

Mediation services provide a way for two (or more) disputants to reach an agreement. The parties themselves determine the conditions and settlements reached, rather than having a third party impose a decision.

Mediation may be employed in many types of disputes, including, but not limited to:

family matters
workplace
environmental
land-use
personal injury
landlord/tenant disputes
youth issues

For information on Connecticut’s Mediation Program/Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), see State of Connecticut Judicial Branch

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RESOURCES: Wikipedia Encyclopedia; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch
PREPARED BY: 211/ch
CONTENT LAST REVIEWED: February2024