Arbitration and Dispute Resolution

Negotiation, mediation and arbitration as real alternatives to trial.

What the course covers

8 modules, 32 topics. Open any one to see what sits inside it.

1. 1.1 Litigation, arbitration and mediation compared
2. 1.2 Cost, speed, privacy and enforceability
3. 1.3 Dispute resolution clauses
4. 1.4 Multi-tier and escalation clauses
1. 2.1 Preparation, and knowing your alternative
2. 2.2 Positional and interest-based approaches
3. 2.3 Concessions and breaking deadlock
4. 2.4 Recording a settlement so it can be enforced
1. 3.1 What the mediator actually does
2. 3.2 The structure of a mediation day
3. 3.3 Private sessions, confidentiality and without prejudice
4. 3.4 When mediation is the wrong choice
1. 4.1 Validity, scope and separability
2. 4.2 Seat, venue and governing law
3. 4.3 Institutional and ad hoc arbitration
4. 4.4 Drafting a clause that will actually work
1. 5.1 Appointing arbitrators
2. 5.2 Independence, impartiality and challenge
3. 5.3 Jurisdiction, and who decides it
4. 5.4 Interim and emergency relief
1. 6.1 Procedural orders and timetable
2. 6.2 Written submissions and documents
3. 6.3 Evidence, witnesses and experts
4. 6.4 The hearing
1. 7.1 Form, reasoning and remedies
2. 7.2 Costs and interest
3. 7.3 Challenging an award
4. 7.4 Recognition and enforcement across borders
1. 8.1 Investor-state disputes in outline
2. 8.2 Construction, energy and maritime disputes
3. 8.3 Online and expedited procedures
4. 8.4 Ethics and conduct in arbitration

By the end of this course you will be able to explain and apply:

Two hours, not two months Eight short modules. Finish in a day, or do one module a night for a week.

Depth beyond your coursework Pitched above taught content, for research, leadership and the work that follows the degree.

Built for a phone Watch on the bus, pause mid-module, pick up where you stopped. No download, no lab.

A certificate that can be checked Every certificate carries an ID your college or an employer can verify on our site.

About two hours in total — eight modules of roughly fifteen minutes. You can do it in one sitting or spread it across a week. Your place is saved either way.
No. There is no prerequisite course and no software to install. A phone, tablet or computer with an internet connection is enough.
Yes. This course is placed at Master's Degree for India, and the content is written for that level. If you are at a different stage, change your level at the top of the page and the courses will change with it.
A certificate for the course, carrying an ID that your college or an employer can check on our verification page. You keep access to the material afterwards.
Yes — ₹450 for this course on its own, or ₹1,450 for all five in this set, which works out cheaper if you want more than one.
There is a short quiz at the end of each module so you can check what stuck. It is not timed and you can retake it.
Change your country using the picker at the top. Level names, degree names and prices all switch to that country, and the courses adjust to its education system.

Wording shown for India. Pick a different country at the top and the terms, currency and programme names change with it.