New South Wales Chapter

The New South Wales chapter offers events and opportunities for networking.

Past NSW Chapter events

Agenda setting : mediation skills development

Tuesday 19 August. LEADR Advanced mediator, Val Sinclair lead a stimulating session exploring the skills and challenges associated with setting an agenda.

CPD: This event will contribute 1.25 hours of CPD for accreditation under the NMAS and LEADR Accreditation.

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Mediation skills development; fishbowl demonstration
Wednesday 25 June. Facilitated by Fiona Hollier, LEADR CEO.

Collaborative law – recent changes with John Pollard
on Thursday 22 May

What are the pros and cons of bringing other professionals into the process at an early stage? And what has changed over the last 6 months?

Mediation confidentiality: questioning our assumptions by Alan Limbury
on Tuesday 18 March

Is mediation an honesty-free zone? Is there a special mediation privilege? Are we kidding ourselves and misleading the parties? When can communications in and for the purposes of mediation see the light of day?

Narrative tools for helping parties shift by Phil Hart
On Wednesday 27 February

Building on his presentation last year, Phillip explored systematic, easily remembered, ready-to-usetools that can help parties make shifts that free up the conversation: the "narrative" approach to understandinghow people "make meaning", externalising conversations and scaffolding.

Through case studies, he explored how and when they are useful in your practice.

Events last year

> Justice Brian Preston at the NSW Annual dinner on alternative dispute resolution particularly as used by the NSW Land & Environment Court.
> Milestones in mediation evolution by Sir Laurence Street
> Parenting separated families in the 21st century b y Michael Green

Click here >> to read an article by Michael Green exploring the concept of shared parenting which is emphasised in the new Family Law Act. The article dispels common myths about children’s needs. 

NSW Chapter Executive for 2008

Ashley Limbury (Chair)
Victor Berger
Jeffrey Choy
Robyn Gray
Wendy Locke
Peter Rosier
Peter Sarlos
Hugh Wyndham.

 

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