Peter and Seemah have had a long and miserable marriage and Peter now wishes to liberate himself and make a claim for a divorce, division of the matrimonial home, and the family assets. Peter has now gone through 2 lawyers and seeks your advice:

(a) Describe the procedure to be used in Court - i.e., go through the civil procedure process from beginning to end.

(b) Would the parties be better off by using a settlement-based dispute resolution process - or by going to court.

(c) Describe the various forms of dispute resolution - negotiation, mediation, conciliation, and arbitration.

(d) What is the main critique of using mediation as opposed to litigation to resolve disputes?