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• Cost + time

  Civil procedure rules introduce the protocols (using ADR before court) + the track system which improves the time and cost of court
• Fairness 


  -Both parties heard by an impartial judge (isn’t usually an imbalance)

  -parties can have a right to appeal

  -civil courts are procedurally just
• judge 


  -both parties will be treated equally by an impartial judge
• Binding + enforceable 


  -decisions in court are binding in the law

  -if a party doesn’t comply, the courts decision can be enforced by starting enforcement proceedings (not the case for most forms of ADR)

  -binding nature of court proceedings encourages the parties to negotiate seriously and settle the case where possible
• The right to appeal 

  -an advantage compared to negotiation, mediation and conciliation-> where you can’t appeal (but you can appeal with arbitration) 

  -BUT! If the party is unsuccessful they are bound to comply with the courts decision. 

  -also a wide range of remedies and a decision will definitely be made