Intro to South African Law

1. It has been said that our court system generally suffers from the inability to provide many citizens with appropriate access to courts as litigation is not only expensive, but also time consuming and often lengthy. Your client is seeking a divorce and the parties does not yet have a solution as to the maintenance to be paid, the custody of their children and various similar issues. Discuss the other forms of dispute resolution, and their differences, which are seen as being faster, more effective, less cumbersome and less expensive and usually also a less conflicting way of resolving disputes and problems. Conclude with advising your client

as to the best option to use in the particular circumstances