How can ADR lead to earlier resolution?

• A. By increasing the length of the proceedings.
• B. By restricting disclosure.
• C. By determining damages.
• D. By facilitating settlement without a full trial.

Answer: (D)

ADR speeds up resolution by letting the parties settle without going through a full trial. Through methods like mediation or early evaluation, a neutral facilitator helps the parties discuss interests, explore options, and reach a practical agreement quickly. The process is informal, confidential, and flexible, reducing time, costs, and procedural hurdles that can drag out court proceedings. By concentrating on settlement rather than formal litigation steps, ADR often yields a binding agreement sooner than a court timetable. The other options describe outcomes or paths that typically delay resolution (lengthening proceedings, restricting disclosure, or waiting for damages to be determined in court), so they don’t explain how ADR achieves earlier resolution.