... take more control of the process. Court hearings inpose a solution on the parties, which since it does not involve their consent, may need to be enforced. If the parties are able to negotiate a settlement between them, to which they both agree, this should be less of a problem. The majority of court hearings are public. This may be undesirable in some business disputes, where one or both of the parties may prefer not to make public the details of their financial situation or business parctices because of competition. A stautory conciliation scheme administered by ACAS operates before cases of unfair dismissal can be taken to an Employment Tribunal. ACAS conciliation officers talk to both sides with the aim of settling the dispute without a tribunal hearing; they are supposed to procure reinstatement of the employee where possible, but in practice most settlements are only for damages. The success of the ...

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