HOW TO BECOME AN ADR PRACTITIONER

The webinar resource person was “Mr. Suvethan G. S.”, who is a Tribunal Secretary as well as an ADR Practitioner. In the last 4 years, he has worked with various reputed ADR institutions like KFCRI, SICCI and many more. Currently he is a founder of the developmental legal training provider “JUS MOMENTUM”. He has also been accredited as an associate in AIADR, KFCRI, etc.

Mr. Suvethan initially explained about the meaning of ADR and then acknowledged us as to what students can do in various arbitration mechanisms. He also focused on the skills that are required in order to be an efficient arbitrator.  He also stated the benefits and demerits of the ADR mechanism and how he portrays the efficacy of this mechanism in the near future. Apart from it he finally answered a couple of questions as to how effective this mechanism is when compared to litigation, and also stated that there is a possibility of an Online Dispute Resolution being developed. He also gave information regarding the international disputes relating to pharmaceuticals products and how ADR plays an effective role in solving them. On a whole, the webinar was very informative for the participants as it focused on the present trend in India.