Originally from Alternatives to the High Cost of Litigation

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The international crisis caused by the Covid- 19 pandemic has been well documented, disrupting interaction among nations around the world, and posing individual challenges caused by isolation. But the resilience of local communities in combatting the crisis, and the ability of individuals to discover new creative ways to maintain communication, should not go unnoticed. Modern technology has forged new, exciting ways to deal with the fallout from Covid-19.

In the world of alternative dispute resolution– helping nations and individuals resolve complex disputes without the benefit of face-to-face meetings–technology has, at least in large part, come to the rescue.

In my own professional world of mediation, the use of virtual technology has resulted in mediation success, as the participants voluntarily agree to participate by Zoom, MS Teams, and other forms of visual aid, in an effort to resolve complex disputes without the necessity, expense and inefficiency of face-to-face meetings, often in faraway locations.