How to Appeal a Breach of Contract

Arbitration helps avoid the complications of courts and lawyers.

A contract is a binding agreement between two parties for an exchange of goods or services. Most businesses wisely try to avoid the excessive expenses of suing in court when a contract goes bad by instead setting up a pre-dispute arbitration agreement. When a contract contains this provision, it means that your appeal must be handled by an arbitrator instead of the court system.

Instructions

1. Read through your contract and determine whether a specific arbitrator or arbitration service was mentioned. If not, then contact the other party to the contract and discuss who an agreeable arbitrator would be.

2. Contact and interview the arbitrator. Ask questions regarding the types of cases he's arbitrated, whether he's worked with the other party before and his overall experience as an arbitrator.

3. Schedule a time for the arbitration. Arbitration can be done with or without attorneys. As a general rule, if neither party has an attorney, then it's not necessary to bring one into the arbitration.

4. Bring the contract as well as any evidence of the breach to the arbitration and present your case. The arbitrator will make a decision and order action to be taken with a set deadline for that action. Both parties are legally bound by the decision and whoever does not follow the order can be penalized by the court.

References

• Free Advice: Arbitration