Arbitration in medicolegal disputes

EDITOR, - Malcolm Forsythe's editorial on arbitration and the internal market is a useful contribution to the growing debate on the resolution of disputes in medicine.1 Though arbitration undoubtedly offers a viable alternative to litigation in medicolegal disputes, however, it is not the only alternative but is part of a range of techniques encompassed by the term “alternative dispute resolution.” The other main technique is mediation, which …