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Arbitration is a voluntary method of resolving disputes without litigation. That means that you try to solve a dispute without going to court. An impartial arbitrator, usually a person with expertise in the area of the parties' dispute, listens to evidence presented by both sides and renders a decision. As part of the agreement to arbitrate, the parties agree that the arbitrator's decision will be binding.

If either party is dissatisfied with the decision (believes that errors were made by the arbitrator), the decision can be appealed into the court system. Some arbitration proceedings are mandatory (enforced by statute), such as many labor disputes. Other arbitration proceedings are selected in advance and written into contracts.