| It is abundant in our society correct, and despite having | | | | has been arrived at peacefully. Another is that it saves |
| all the possible ways of avoiding such occurrence still | | | | money on the part of the antagonists in the dispute |
| being inevitable it could not actually be avoided. | | | | particularly in going through the tedious process of filing |
| Accidents happening on the highways, or any place of | | | | causes of action in our courts. It is also a testimony of |
| transport for that matter, have been so rampant. In | | | | the rational being of man, that disputes or |
| fact our courts of law have been clogged with so | | | | controversies may be resolved without adversarial |
| many claims involving vehicle accidents that our bench | | | | proceedings in our courts of law. Finally, it would save |
| has made it a point that before these cases would be | | | | precious time and effort for our judges, that would be |
| elevated to them, all efforts to settle the same must | | | | utilized to ponder on more pressing issues and more |
| first be exhausted. | | | | complex cases. |
| There are several modes of settling a claim for | | | | A long and winding road indeed, but at the end of the |
| negligence resulting to physical disability or damage to | | | | day when everything has fallen into their own proper |
| property. This may include but is not limited to, | | | | places and a settlement has been arrived at, at least it |
| mediation, arbitration, settlement, or the ordinary bargain. | | | | was not an effort in futility. The parties having learned |
| These modes are all extra-judicial, meaning that they | | | | their lessons from such occurrence, proper restitution |
| are means of finding a solution to erring claims without | | | | has been made, a chance to change has been given |
| resort to our courts of law. These has been viewed in | | | | another, and a day in court has been saved, these are |
| a positive light by magistrates, the fact that finding a | | | | merely some benefits that an extra-judicial settlement |
| common ground and answering a dispute without any | | | | may provide. As the old proverb goes, clearer minds |
| taxing and rigorous court battle has been the lineage | | | | prevail and adversarial court proceedings are no longer |
| for the past decade or so. | | | | warranted for such types of claim. Peace of mind, |
| Extra-judicial modes of settling disputes have several | | | | clarity of senses, and repentance for a wrong done, |
| advantages, it actually prevents the further severance | | | | are the principles upon which extra-judicial settlements |
| of the relationship of the parties because a bargain | | | | are actually based. |