Common use of Cases Opened Clause in Contracts

Cases Opened. A case is opened when a party voluntarily agrees to submit a conflict to a dispute resolution service and gives the grantee permission to contact the other party/parties for the purpose of resolving the conflict through dispute resolution services. Cases are opened when it is determined to be appropriate for mediation/conciliation/ arbitration and one of the disputants, usually the initiator, agrees to proceed. The initiator agrees to become involved in solving a problem, and gives permission or agrees to contact the 2nd party. This is the point where the determination that there is a case to work on is made. If a case is opened, it must ultimately be closed.

Cases Opened. A case is opened when a party voluntarily agrees to submit a conflict to a dispute resolution service and gives the grantee permission to contact the other party/parties for the purpose of resolving the conflict through dispute resolution services. Cases are opened when it is determined to be appropriate for mediation/conciliation/ arbitration and one of the disputants, usually the initiator, agrees to proceed. The initiator agrees to become involved in solving a problem, problem and gives permission or agrees to contact the 2nd party. This is the point where the determination that there is a case to work on is made. If a case is opened, it must ultimately be closed.