ADR or alternative dispute resolution is the new thread in the post pandemic time

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• Introduction on ADR and impact of Covid-19

  • The different ADR mechanisms with a concentration on the most popular; Arbitration and Mediation.

  • Advantages of ADR over Litigation.

  • The impact of COVID-19 on the performance of ongoing contracts in the construction sector.

 

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• Post pandemic transformation and digital evolution of ADR

  • Overview on the current progress on the ecosystem for digital litigation in the region (UAE and Saudi Arabia)

  • The efficiency of arbitration combined with its technological adaptability

  • How the pandemic has promoted Online Dispute Resolution

  • Impact on accelerated digital litigation mode in the Middle East (including expert session, cross-examination), and the adaptation of digital transformation on courts (UAE and Saudi Arabia)

 

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• Covid-19 and Force Majeure

  • Remedies that contractors can seek under UAE law and standard contract to get relieved from the onerous impact of COVID-19.

  • Is COVID-19 Pandemic a Force Majeure event under UAE law and Indian law.

  • How COVID-19 reshaped force majeure disputes