New centre to resolve African commercial disputes

The Cape Chamber of Commerce is opening an African Commercial Dispute Settlement Centre. According to the chamber, the Centre will give organisations across the Continent the chance to make use of alternative forms of dispute resolution (primarily mediation and arbitration) to resolve disputes quickly and cost-effectively making use of a professional, efficient service and circumventing the burden of litigation. The Centre is a partnership between the Cape Chamber of Commerce, the Africa Centre for Dispute Settlement at Stellenbosch University Business School and Equillore, a provider of commercial dispute settlement services.