About Us
NZDRC is a private dispute resolution service established to give parties to civil and commercial disputes the widest capacity to adopt dispute resolution processes that are private, fair, prompt and cost effective and which will provide a proportionate response to the amounts at issue and the complexity of the issues involved.
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Dispute Resolution Options
NZDRC is able to provide guidance to parties and their advisers as to the most appropriate dispute resolution process for any particular dispute. The most popular processes include; Mediation, Arbitration, Early Neutral Evaluation and Expert Determination.
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Mediation
The objective of mediation is to enable and empower the parties to negotiate and resolve the dispute promptly, cost effectively and confidentially rather than to have a decision imposed upon them by a judge or arbitrator. Mediation enables the parties to negotiate flexible and creative solutions which need not conform to strict legal rights or general community standards.
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Arbitration
Arbitration is governed by the Arbitration Act 1996. It is a formal process more akin to litigation in the Court system and therefore parties are more likely to require legal or other assistance to participate effectively in the process. Some contracts require parties to refer any dispute to arbitration rather than to Court.
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Early Neutral Evaluation
Early Neutral Evaluation is a confidential, settlement oriented dispute resolution process that produces a non-binding evaluation of the facts, evidence and legal merits of a case by an independent neutral third party. Early Neutral Evaluation is quick, inexpensive and confidential and allows an extraordinary amount of flexibility and informality that blends the advantages of a judicial settlement conference, mediation, and independent expert determination of the dispute and allows the parties to effectively choose their own ‘judge’.
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Expert Determination
Expert determination is a simple means of binding dispute resolution. Unlike arbitration, expert determination is not governed by legislation. Expert determination is a consensual process where parties to a contract agree to refer matters in dispute to an independent person to decide.
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Building Disputes
The most popular processes for the resolution of building and construction disputes include; Adjudication, Mediation, Arbitration and Expert Determination.
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Conflict Management
Conflict management services are provided by Conflict Management New Zealand Ltd a subsidiary company of NZDRC and include organisational performance audits, conflict management coaching, the development and implementation of integrated conflict management systems and strategies to …
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International Dispute Resolution
The New Zealand International Dispute Resolution Centre (NZIDRC) and the New Zealand International Arbitration Centre (NZIAC) provide effective fora for the settlement of international trade, commerce, investment and cross-border disputes in the Australasian/Pan Pacific region
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Training, Seminars & Vacancies
Training courses, seminars, conferences and events of interest to those involved in dispute resolution.
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Resources
NZDRC is committed to educating and supporting the Community and legal profession in relation to Dispute Resolution and maintains an extensive database of Legislation, judgments, articles and publications of interest.
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Directory of Experts & Support Services
Locate and obtain up to date information about those persons who provide specialist legal advice, expert advice, opinion and evidence, and those who provide litigation and dispute resolution support services.
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