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F4GLO Chapter 4 Questions

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  1. Privacy is more normally claimed to be an advantage whereas informality is more normally seen as a disadvantage

    Privacy – because not many people are happy to have total transparency in their personal lives

    Informality – because that is tending towards inconsistency and unpredictability (it’s the formality that gives rise to consistency and predictability whereas informality leaves the door open for inconsistent and unpredictable decisions)

    • Thank you.
      But in the notes
      informality is under Advantages, ” because the informality of the arbitration process is much less stressful “(it’s in the notes)
      privacy is under Disadvantages ” because one party in the dispute may actually want the publicity. ” (it’s in the notes)

      • Is it in the notes?

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        This is a difficult one for me to answer authoritatively!

        Some people want publicity, some want privacy

        Some people want formality, others want informality

        Some want certainty whilst others crave the excitement of uncertainty

        And, predictably, some want predictability whist others prefer the possibility of “unusual” decisions

        Personally, I would prefer informality – it’s much less stressful (as it probably says in the notes)

        Personally, I’m not concerned about privacy and preferring transparency (that too should be in the notes)

        Maybe, and it’s a big MAYBE, maybe the question setter was placing too much emphasis on (reading too much into) the word “generally”

        Maybe

        But it’s an awful question to reach any definitive conclusion about an answer

        I may just eliminate it next time I’m reviewing the mcqs

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