Dispute Resolution Without Courts
How the expert panel system resolves contract disputes — agreed in advance, fast, community-run, and legally binding.
The problem with traditional dispute resolution
A court case for a commercial dispute typically:
- Takes 2–5 years to resolve
- Costs tens of thousands in legal fees — often more than the disputed amount
- Favours the party who can afford better representation, not necessarily the party who is right
- Produces a result that neither party helped design
The alternative built into every contract
When you sign a contract on this platform, you agree in advance to resolve disputes through an expert panel. This is a legally valid arbitration clause — the same mechanism used by international commercial contracts and recognised across most jurisdictions.
How it works
- Either party opens a dispute
- Both parties (or the platform) select a panel of domain experts — people with verified IA in the relevant area
- Experts review the contract, the evidence, and can ask questions of both parties
- The panel votes — a supermajority (default 80%) determines the outcome
- The ruling releases or returns the escrowed funds automatically
Why experts, not random people
Experts are selected by domain relevance and IA score. A dispute about a software contract gets software experts. A construction dispute gets engineers. The people ruling on your case actually understand what you were trying to do.
Timeline
Most disputes resolve in days to weeks, not years. Experts are financially incentivised (via adjudication fees from the jury LTU pool) to engage promptly. Panels that stall lose fees.
Legal standing
Agreed arbitration clauses are enforceable in most jurisdictions under UNCITRAL rules and national arbitration acts. The ruling of the panel is your documented resolution — the on-platform record provides a full audit trail.
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