Alternate Dispute Resolution is simply an alternate route for resolving disputes between parties, not necessarily seeking justice or penalty for any illegality or wrongdoings, but rather solutions to the problems in hand. But what is it really an ‘alternate’ to? Solutions? Not quite. From a practical standpoint, its main purpose is to serve as a mitigating factor to the primary cons relating to the current legal system, and specifically to the only option that disputing parties can see, that is ‘litigation’. So, ADR acts as an alternate to litigation.