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Vaccination and the law – resolving disputes over medical treatments.

May 8, 2014 · by · in Australian news, Dispute Resolution Australia, Negotiation, Negotiation Australia · Leave a comment

Did you know that Australian courts can order that a child be vaccinated or given other medical treatments, overruling the consent of one or both parents, and even overruling the child’s own refusal? Last week ABC’s Law Report host Damian Carrick and his guest, Professor Cameron Stewart of University of Sydney Law School looked at […]

3 tips to prepare for mediation – not just for family law disputes!

January 24, 2014 · by · in Communication Styles, Creating lasting agreements, Dispute Resolution, Dispute Resolution Australia, Experiences of Mediation, Mediation tools, Negotiation, Negotiation Australia, Preparing for mediation, Win-win resolutions, World News · Leave a comment

Mediation is not just for divorcing couples and warring parents. From fencing disputes to workplace conflict, mediation is used to resolve disputes in almost any area of the law or human relations. You do not need to have filed court proceedings or engaged lawyers to have a mediator facilitate your discussions; in fact, many people […]

Barriers to mediation: keeping secrets

November 7, 2013 · by · in Barriers to Mediation, Creating lasting agreements, Dispute Resolution, Experiences of Mediation, Mediation in Practice, Mediation tools, Negotiation · 1 Comment

image via wikipedia At the start of a mediation the parties and mediator establish the “ground rules” for the mediation process. One of the most important rules is truthfulness – being truthful with each other and the mediator and disclosing all matters relevant to the dispute. Sometimes it can be hard to know what matters are […]