Speaking at a fringe event at the Conservative party conference, in the context of a debate regarding legal costs, former City solicitor and recently elected Conservative MP Alberto Costa said some of his ex-colleagues are still not doing enough to encourage and promote ADR.
‘Looking back over the last 15 years we are not where ADR was promised to be. Most business people don’t know what ADR stands for.
‘The majority of litigators, particularly in the City, are still not qualified [in ADR]. People are still wedded to the court system.’
Costa said he would like to see ADR clauses as standard in contracts drawn up by lawyers for their clients and said ‘without exception’ his own former clients had approved of such clauses being inserted when the potential benefits of ADR were explained.
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