How to resolve a business dispute without going to court

How to resolve a business dispute without going to court
There are time and cost implications to taking a dispute to court. (Image: Getty)
Georgina Toomey
When you're running a business, the last thing you need is the stress and distraction of a dispute with a competitor, customer or supplier. Unfortunately, such conflict is not unusual. Given the time and cost implications of going to court, most businesses prefer to take a commercially pragmatic approach and use other processes to resolve their dispute. There are factors to consider when choosing a dispute resolution process, and several methods and providers of dispute resolution you can choose from. What process to use...

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