Judicial mediation: What happens when the mediator is the decision maker?

with Kathleen McEvoy, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Adelaide

Mediation is increasingly often annexed to courts, including, in some cases, mediation by judges as a (or even the primary) means of dispute resolution. This presentation examines the impact of this involvement on both mediation and the judicial process, and on the roles of judges and mediators, focussing on the differences as well as the commonalities between mediation and judging, and how the benefits and values of each process might inform or impede the other.

Kath’s presentation will look at some of the issues that arise when dispute resolution by mediation is practiced by judges and in courts.

About Kathleen McEvoy

Kath McEvoy teaches Australian Constitutional Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Mediation at the Law School at the University of Adelaide.  She has a particular interest in different forms of dispute resolution from both an academic and a practical perspective.  She has been a member of a number of dispute resolution bodies at both Commonwealth and State level for many years including Inquiry Commissioner, HREOC; the SSAT; the Residential Tenancies Tribunal; the SA Equal Opportunity Tribunal; and the Housing Appeals Panel.  All these bodies incorporate various forms of ADR.

Wednesday 26 March 2008

At 6pm

Venue
Courts Administration Mediation Suite,
14-16 Grote Street
Adelaide
(Enter via Morialta Street, opposite Hilton Hotel)

Cost
$5 on the night (to cover drinks and nibbles)

RSVP
By 5pm on Tuesday 25 March to lock.jennifer@saugov.sa.gov.a

Professional development: 1.5 hours of CPD (or 1.5 points) for LEADR members