Beaconsfield Together July / August 2020

LEGAL NEWS
Arbitration – the attractive alternative
to the court system for family law cases
Given the COVID-19 enforced closure of law
courts, the pressure on the already creaking
system is even more intense.
For family law cases, judges have been discussing
solutions and arbitration is likely to be the answer
- where parties can afford arbitration they will be
directed to come out of the court system and into
the private arbitration arena.
Arbitration is best summarised as “private law”.
dedicated expert Judge who knows your case
well, had the knowledge, skills and expertise to
make their decision on your behalf. The upsides
are significant, not only in terms of legal fees saved
but also emotional considerations caused by the
drawn out court process.
Not only are you gaining the expertise you deserve,
the whole process is for your benefit – financially,
emotionally and to help you move on with your life as
quickly as possible.
If you are unable to resolve your case, instead of going
to court for a decision, you and your former partner
select an arbitrator, who is highly trained and expert in
their field, to work with you and reach a solution.
Although you pay for your arbitrator the benefits
are significant - arbitration is completely bespoke,
considerably quicker than the court process and can
deliver enormous cost savings. An arbitration can
be done in anything from 2 weeks to 6 months – the
court system can take 2 years or more! Arbitration
takes place when you want, avoids the lottery of the
court system and you know that your arbitrator, a
Arbitration is available to anyone; I think you will find
in the coming months the courts insisting on it!
Julian Bremner
Partner in Beaconsfield office and
a qualified Financial Arbitrator.
Julian specialises in medium to high
value matrimonial cases, as well as
Civil Partnership disputes, cohabitation
disputes, separation agreements, pre
nuptial agreements and financial provision
for children of unmarried parents.
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