As we gear up for 2022’s ADC-ICC Asia-Pacific Commercial Mediation Competition (APCMC), we are thrilled to see APCMC 2021 teams do so well in the recent 17th International Commercial Mediation Competition, online from Paris. Not for the first time has the University of Auckland taken home the title of reigning champion from Paris. Congratulations Auckland! It is another brilliant achievement from a stellar team.  ADC congratulates Paris grand finalist, the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and semi-finalist teams, the University of New South Wales and Pontifical Catholic University of [...]

For over 37 years ADC has been at the forefront of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in Australia. It has helped promote the uptake and best practice of ADR, and Australia’s ADR expertise internationally. ADC has developed into a globally recognised, independent ADR institution with a proven record of corporate social responsibility, exceptional training and education programs, thought leadership and prestigious dispute management services. This is our journey: 1986 When the NSW Government established the Australian Commercial Disputes Centre (ACDC) [...]

Christelle Santos ADC, Dispute Resolution Associate Drafting a dispute resolution clause for your contract needs careful attention. Getting it right is important to ensure that when activated, the dispute resolution process runs smoothly for the benefit of the contracting parties. The clause needs to be drafted so as not to produce any doubt on the dispute resolution process to be used or become unenforceable due to inconsistencies.  As highlighted by Donna Ross in her article “Beware the Champagne Clause: When the Effervescence [...]