Traditional vs Non Traditional Forms of Litigation

TRADITIONAL VS NON TRADITIONAL FORMS OF LITIGATION PAPER

By Charlton Rodriguez

Law Class

The traditional and nontraditional form of litigation Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is debated on a daily basis as to its effectiveness over one another. In this paper i will discuss both forms of litigation procedures followed and how they relate and distinct from one another. The traditional form of litigation is the older most over used form to resolve civil or other court matter issues that sometimes involves a jury or trial where a Felony is involved. The traditional system is known to be a trial procedure where there is more formality involved where judgments are more enforced through the court system. The traditional system offers three known aspects which are: answer, discovery and trial. The newer and highly growing form of litigation being used is called the Alternative Dispute Resolution. The ADR is in most cases the opposite of the traditional trial method. The ADR is known to offer more effective settlements than the traditional form of litigation. The differences between the traditional forms of litigation (trial) versus the new form of litigation (ADR) are that the new form (ADR) is less formal than the traditional system of litigation. Formality is important but there might alternatives to following formality which are found in the ADR method. Another distinction that the ADR is known to offer is a quicker resolution than the traditional form of litigation. It is a fact that a higher processing litigation system that offers faster resolutions is the most effective. The ADR offers the faster method of resolution. Another difference besides time saving is money saving. The ADR offers a least expensive procedure that will save time and money to