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In this Update:
If you haven’t seen the revised website, It is designed to benefit members by making it easier for:
We are planning to extend and refine the site, so please click here (fionahollier@leadr.com.au) to email us your feedback and ideas about what you would like to see included. >>
Give us feedback and make contributions Welcome to the second edition of our electronic newsletter. We will send future editions to you at the beginning of every month throughout 2007. Thank you to those who gave us feedback about the first edition. Please continue to let us know what you think and what you would like included. We also welcome contributions. Thank you to member, Lorraine Lopich for her overview of collaborative law in this edition, with a more detailed article to be published in the next edition. Fiona Hollier
LEADR’s 9th International ADR Conference 2007 19 - 21 September 2007 Wellington is New Zealand’s ‘windy city’. It sits on hills surrounding a sheltered harbour. Like the hills that protect Wellington harbour, ADR stills the tempests of conflict – thus the conference theme: Cross Winds to Calm Waters. Streams will include:
The Call for Papers closes 30 March 2007. Read and respond to the Call for Papers >>
Lorraine Lopich writes: On 2 March 2007 the Australian Attorney-General will simultaneously launch websites for associations representing approximately 330 collaborative practitioners. Collaborative practice is the brain child of a Minneapolis lawyer, Stu Webb. In 1990 Stu was a jaded family law practitioner who “just could not take it anymore”. Instead of retiring Stu developed collaborative practice to save his clients from soul destroying litigation and to make practising his profession fun again. Collaborative practice is about cooperation, not confrontation. It has been described as “Law without litigation / Mediation with advice”.
National and international trends in ADR LEADR Visiting Fellow, Joanna Kalowski, addressed the LEADR Board at its annual planning meeting held in February 2007. Joanna highlighted national and international trends and the opportunities and challenges facing ADR organisations, including:
Download a summary of this talk. >>
Tools for loosening the problem-story People deep in conflict can often tell you all about how unreasonable and downright nasty is the other party. Rigid with righteous fury, they accuse, blame and denigrate. This is a very difficult position from which to resolve differences. Effective ADR requires some way of helping people relax these tightly bound problem-stories. Powerful new tools are emerging from the “narrative” approach to mediation and counselling... Phillip Hart shared these tools at the February NSW Network meeting, with interaction, lively discussion, case studies and practice examples.
Building and construction dispute news As an Authorised Nominating Authority (ANA) and a provider of Adjudicators in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria, LEADR supports and facilitates effective and independent resolution of Building and Construction Payments Disputes. To promote LEADR’s service and to assist potential claimants and respondents, LEADR’s Adjudication Case Manager, Carla Mills:
LEADR welcomes leads for other publications and organisations in the building and construction industry. Contact Carla Mills (adjudication@leadr.com.au) >>
New accreditation system for Family Dispute Resolution Practitioners The Australian Government is making significant reforms to the family law system. To promote quality service provision in line with these reforms, the Government intends to introduce a new accreditation system for family dispute resolution practitioners under the Family Law Act 1975. The Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department invited feedback on a paper it had prepared that was distributed in late 2006. LEADR’s feedback included the need for:
Download the complete LEADR response >>
Professional Indemnity Insurance For a premium of $125 LEADR members can obtain Professional Indemnity cover for business activities in a range of dispute resolution and associated processes for up to $5,000,000 in any one claim and $10,000,000 in the aggregate.
Updated 4 day Mediation Workshop materials Thank you to LEADR Lead Trainers for time spent in late January, meeting with LEADR CEO, Fiona Hollier, to review and update LEADR 4 Day Mediation Workshop materials. Our Lead Trainers Tania Sourdin, Nina Harding, Bradley Chenoweth and Anne Sutherland-Kelly are all in high demand as mediators, facilitators and educators. That they made this time available is testament to their commitment to LEADR and to delivering a high quality and current product. As well as updated materials, the LEADR office has developed a new look for both the powerpoint slide presentation and the workbook.
Farewell ... After two and a half years as LEADR’s Mediation Case Manager, Anh Kim Tran has moved on. Anh was keen to find a role where she could put her recently gained Accountancy degree to use. “I have really enjoyed my time working with LEADR. I am sad to be leaving and will miss the staff and all the LEADR members who I have worked with.” LEADR will miss Anh. We have appreciated her conscientious and collaborative approach and her commitment to doing a good job. We wish her well in all her future endeavours. Welcome back … to LEADR Office Manager,
Therese Skinner. Therese has spent the last 6 weeks travelling
in South America and to Antarctica, returning from this “fabulous
once-in-a lifetime experience”, with a host of unforgettable
stories. LEADR is thrilled that Therese has had such a wonderful
and well-earned holiday, and very pleased that she is back.
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For your diaryMediation Workshop being run Tuesday to Friday LEADR Mediation Workshops
Breaking the Deadlock: This workshop provides an opportunity to develop and
expand your skills in facilitating direct dialogue between the parties.
Making Med-Arb Work
NADRAC Public Forum
LEADR’s 9th International ADR Conference
2007
New Zealand
Victorian Chapter Meetings
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