Occasionally, two or more parties end up in a dispute. Disputes can be about family matters – finances or – a variety of claims such as claims for payment or repayment of loans, defects in property or a purchased item or damages. It can also be about something more tangible such as. who has a better right to a bridge or that a person should be forced to give away an object. Disputes are resolved either in public court or through arbitration if the parties have agreed to it.