Running a Family Law ADR Remotely During Lockdown
Issues covered include: technology, confidentiality, arbitrations, mediations, collaborative meetings
Description
Hear from our distinguished panel of speakers who have been at the coalface during this transition period on how they’ve successfully conducted arbitrations, mediations and collaborative meetings remotely. Gain tips and strategies to find success in remote ADR to ensure the result you want for your client.
Attend and earn 1.5 CPD units in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Once seminars are completed, delegates from Western Australia may apply to The Law Society of Western Australia for family law specialist accreditation points. Each application is subject to approval by the Accreditation Committee on a case by case basis and approval is not guaranteed. Your request for points form and attached materials can be emailed to accreditation@lawsocietywa.asn.au
Chair: Andrew Davies, Partner, O’ Sullivan Davies Lawyers; Accredited Specialist in Family Law; Chair of Australian Institute of Family Law Arbitrators and Mediators (AIFLAM)
- Effectively using technology and what to do when it goes wrong
- Maintaining confidentiality
- Arbitrations
- Documentation: the settlement agreement and transcripts
- Tendering evidence and conducting cross examinations
- Mediations
- Mediation agreements
- Preparing you and your client for the remote mediation
- Collaborative meetings
- Participation agreements
- Preparing the team and all parties
- How to include experts
Panellists:
Sue Abrams, Director and Solicitor, Abrams Turner Whelan Family Lawyers; Accredited Specialist in Family Law; Nationally Accredited Mediator; member of AIFLAM; Current Vice-President of Australian Association of Collaborative Professionals; Immediate Past President of Collaborative Professionals (NSW); Former Co-President of the Central Sydney Collaborative Forum and member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
Chris Othen, Barrister, Waratah Chambers; Preeminent, Family Law Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2020; member of AIFLAM
Shelby Timmins, Principal, Divorce Done Differently; Nationally Accredited Mediator