About ADR BAR

‘                                                             A journey of thousand miles begin with a single step’

                                                                                                                                                   – Lao Tzu

The ADR has come a long way in our country. It is imbibed in our culture and our day-to-day life since ages. However, over the period of time, ADR seems to have lost its shine for various obvious reasons and society became more adversarial. Inspite of the advent of robust laws and regulations, there is still much required to be done to make India as the hub of ADR.                                                                                                                           

With this background in mind, our visionary – Mr. Sameer Shah along with able support of Mr. Ethelwald Mendes embarked on this journey of rehauling and revamping the ADR culture and system in our country with an aim to make Alternative Dispute Resolution as the Appropriate Dispute Resolution mechanism.

And thus – ADR BAR was born!

It is a trust registered under a Trust Deed dated 15.09.2022 with its office at Goa, India

It is a unique socialistic, holistic, and reforming initiative to create an exclusive platform for ADR practitioners, aspirants, and beneficiaries for revamping, improving, promoting, and developing ADR in our country and make it the “PREFERRED” mode of dispute resolution.  

 

OUR VISION

 

With the able support and guidance of like-minded intellectuals, experts and colleagues,  we envisage achieving the following aims and objectives:

UNIFIED PLATFORM FOR ACCESS TO JUSTICE:

Unified platform to bring both the ADR practitioners and ADR users/ beneficiaries together, thereby facilitating easy and efficient access to dispute redressal options – to be #ADRMatchmakers

POLICY GUIDANCE:

To proactively conduct research and formulate effective measures for promotion, development and improvement of ADR in our country to make it at par with international standards. To act as a think-tank for providing guidance to the Government and Legislature on incorporating and implementing effective and robust ADR policies and practices; #localresolutionglobalimplications;

TRAINING & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

To impart skillset and essential training to the stakeholders to become a trained, qualified, committed and dedicated ADR professional. To create a pool of trained and qualified arbitrators, mediators and practitioners. To build capacity & skill including of faculty; #resolvetosolve

MENTORING THE YOUNG MINDS:

To create a dedicated platform for students and young professionals to get access to Mentors, career guidance, trainings, internships and placements. #oneroofallsolutions

DIGITAL ADR- MAKING IT THE NEW NORMAL

The future is digital – in every way, and the world of dispute resolution is no different. We endeavour to build capacity & skill sets with efficient infusion of technology in ADR to make ADR in our country ready and compliant for the future. #DigitalADR

SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES:

To promote and develop an ADR culture and practice compatible with sustainability in all aspects. #sustainableADR

ADR FOR ALL:

With diversity and inclusion as our core values and #easeofgettingjustice being our motto we strive to achieve to make ADR for All, with gender equality and warm welcome to the specially-abled. #inclusiveADR

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT:

to establish a dedicated research and development segment to provide upto date news and information about ADR locally and globally.

TOP GUN ACADEMY FOR ADR ADVOCACY:

To establish an exclusive and intensive training program for enthusiastic and eligible students, young professionals and practitioners to excel and become the elite in ADR Advocacy.#theelite

Arbitration and Mediation are the two main pillars of ADR and other modes branches out of them.

Though arbitration and mediation are related siblings, the skillsets required for a successful resolution through each of them are different. Thus, while maintaining the distinction between these two pillars, we strive to make a combined use  of the two for an effective resolution. 

We recognize that oftentimes, in a traditional adversarial system, disputants may not get justice due to procedural compliances and adherence.  Therefore, ADR is the only and appropriate mechanism that provides party autonomy through which the disputants can satiate with actual justice. #easeofgettingjustice.

We are committed to #beingchangemakers by building a robust, reliable, responsive, responsible and rewarding ecosystem for targeted ADR practice with the sole mission of providing justice to litigants. 

All dedicated and committed for the cause of ADR are warmly welcome

We seek your support and participation on this journey. 

Together, we can, we will !!

FOUNDING TRUSTEE AND VISIONARY

Mr. Sameer Shah

Advocate | Arbitrator | Mediator

CO- FOUNDING TRUSTEE

Mr. Ethelwald Olimpio Mendes

Mediator and Advocate

OUR GUARDIANS

Dr. Lalit Bhasin

Chairman, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators - India Branch | President- SILF, New Delhi

Mr. Niranjan J. Bhatt

Senior Mediator | Founder and the Managing Trustee of the Institute for Arbitration Mediation Legal Education and Development (AMLEAD), Ahmedabad

Mr. Prashant Chandra (Sr. Adv.)

Senior Advocate | Founder, Prashant Chandra & Co. Advocates and Legal Consultants, Lucknow

Prof. (Dr.) Sanjeevi Shanthakumar

Director / Vice Chancellor, Gujarat National Law University. Gandhinagar

Mr. Chandrakant Kamdar

Chartered Arbitrator | Director, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, India Branch, Mumbai

Dr. Rajesh Sharma

Senior Lecturer, Justice and Legal Studies, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

Mr. Krrishan Gopal Singhania

Advocate | Mediator | Managing Partner, Singhania & Co.