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DON’T PAY MEMBERSHIP FEES
You do not have to pay a membership fee to be a member of an Recognised Mediator Accreditation Body (RMAB). The National Mediator Accreditation System (NMAS) requires that mediators wishing to become nationally accredited must be a member of a RMAB. However, the NMAS does not require that if you wish to become nationally accredited then you must also pay substantial
Mediate – Don’t Litigate
Mediation is a tried and tested dispute resolution process. It is a structured dispute resolution process that is designed to assist parties involved in a dispute to design an outcome that will not only work for them in the short term but also in the long term. A court is limited in its ability to resolve issues between litigants because of
Mediation Services in the Illawarra
Being involved in a dispute can be extremely stressful because as everyone knows litigation is not only time consuming requiring hours of your valuable time to be spent with lawyers in providing instructions for the preparation of numerous court documents, affidavits and pleadings of various kinds but also extraordinarily expensive. Not only that, but it is also necessary for much litigation
Mediation & Trade Practices Disputes
Trade Practices cases involve such areas as price fixing, price discrimination, restraint of trade (including certain types of exclusive dealing eg. third line forcing), abuse of market power, misleading & deceptive conduct and unconscionable conduct. The Act provides certain product warranties for consumers, and extensive damages and other remedies can be awarded by the courts for breaches of the Trade
MOVING FORWARD AFTER COVID-19
The COVID-19 virus and its various variants have impacted greatly on the lives and activities of everyone. It may not be over but there are at last some signs that we are emerging into a “new normal”. It may be a little early to say what exactly the “new” normal will look like but some of the “old” normal is
NON-ADVERSARIAL RESOLUTION – WILLS & ESTATES DISPUTES
There are few areas of dispute which are as costly and as destructive of relationships as disputes concerning Wills and estates. It is common for families to be torn apart and relationships irreversibly destroyed as a result of the acrimony and unpleasantness associated with litigated proceedings concerning a Will or the division of an estate. The consequence may be that
PUBLIC SCHOOLS NSW – ADVANCED TRAINING
In September 2017 Mediate Today conducted a one day Advanced Training for a number of the Regional Directors of Public Schools NSW who were accredited as Mediators by us some time ago. These highly skilled Directors / Mediators frequently facilitate the resolution of often contentious and complex issues which arise within the education environment.
Presentation to Chinese Delegation
Mediate Today has just completed making a 2 day presentation on Dispute Resolution Processes in Australia to a delegation of senior policy advisers from the Chinese Law Society. The presentation was made at St Andrew’s College, University of Sydney to the delegation which was made up of judges, former judges, prominent lawyers and senior Chinese government policy makers from various provinces throughout China. The
ADRA Celebrates 30 Years
Make a note in your diary for 30 June 2016 to join ADRA to celebrate it’s 30 years as a leader in ADR. Click on ADRA for more information.
MEDIATOR ACCREDITATION TRAINING – APRIL 2016
Mediate Today is pleased to announce that we are offering a 5 day Mediator Accreditation Training Program which will be available for all those who have been asking us to offer this course. The training will offer an intense, interactive learning experience that will change the way you deal with conflict. The program includes training by senior nationally accredited mediators and
Mediation Booklet
