An a significant move, a Med-Arb (Mediation-Arbitration) Centre has been launched at the Gujarat High Court Arbitration Centre in the High Court campus..On August 15, after the customary Independence Day flag-hoisting ceremony, Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal of the Gujarat High Court inaugurated the Med-Arb Centre in the presence of High Court Justices, specially trained mediators and other legal luminaries. Med-Arb is a form of alternative dispute resolution that involves the integration of mediation in matters referred for arbitration. .In May this year, the Gujarat State Legal Services Authority (GSLSA) had organized an orientation and training program whereby eleven advocates, who exclusively deal with commercial cases or arbitration matters were trained by expert mediators. These specially trained officials will now act as mediators at the Arb-Med Centre. .In an address made at the orientation event held in May, Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal had observed that the introduction of mediation within arbitration, particularly for commercial disputes, could lead to faster resolutions.A centre to tackle disputes using this approach has now been set up. Its inauguration ceremony on Thursday was followed by a cultural programme, “Muskan" in which differently abled children expressed their talent.
An a significant move, a Med-Arb (Mediation-Arbitration) Centre has been launched at the Gujarat High Court Arbitration Centre in the High Court campus..On August 15, after the customary Independence Day flag-hoisting ceremony, Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal of the Gujarat High Court inaugurated the Med-Arb Centre in the presence of High Court Justices, specially trained mediators and other legal luminaries. Med-Arb is a form of alternative dispute resolution that involves the integration of mediation in matters referred for arbitration. .In May this year, the Gujarat State Legal Services Authority (GSLSA) had organized an orientation and training program whereby eleven advocates, who exclusively deal with commercial cases or arbitration matters were trained by expert mediators. These specially trained officials will now act as mediators at the Arb-Med Centre. .In an address made at the orientation event held in May, Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal had observed that the introduction of mediation within arbitration, particularly for commercial disputes, could lead to faster resolutions.A centre to tackle disputes using this approach has now been set up. Its inauguration ceremony on Thursday was followed by a cultural programme, “Muskan" in which differently abled children expressed their talent.