Alternative Dispute Resolution: general civil cases [pdf, 675 KB]
...court files on completed civil cases in the following registries: Auckland High Court, Hamilton High Court, Hamilton District Court, Christchurch High Court and Christchurch District Court. Disputant details were collected from those cases where a statement of defence had been filed, on the basis that these cases were more likely to have involved ADR or negotiation between the parties. Following collection of disputant names from court files attempts were made to find and/or verify ad...