Litigation
 
Arbitration
1. Public Process 1. Private Process
2. Any party can institute a litigation 2. Initiation of arbitration under an agreement
3. Adversarial procedure 3. May be less adversarial
4. Formal and inflexible 4. Less formal and more flexible
5. Rules & Procedures strictly followed 5. Simpler procedures,no formal rules of evidence
6. Broad discovery 6. Discovery limited to some documents, no interrogatories or depositions.
7. Parties have no voice in selection of adjudicators(Judge or Jury) 7. Generally Adjudicators are selected by parties
8. Adjudicators are generalists 8. Adjudicators are selected on the basis of their qualification & expertise.
9. Adjudicators apply the law; decisions set precedents 9. Adjudicators pay attention less to law. Their decisions do not formally set precedents
10. Appeal against decisions 10. No appeal. Vacation of award generally limited to arbitrator's misconduct and bias.
11. Remedies may include compensatory and punitive damages,injunctive relief 11. Arbitrators normally are empowered to grant compensatory damages including provisional relief
12. High Costs 12. Usually reduced costs
13. Delayed justice 13. Quick justice
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