ADC Bulletin – Issue 1 – June 2015

Introducing the Australian Disputes Centre

We are excited to share with you the news that the Australian International Disputes Centre and the Australian Commercial Disputes Centre have amalgamated into one brand; the Australian Disputes Centre. Read more»
(Pictured: Deborah Lockhart, CEO)

Upcoming Sydney Mediation Training

Places are still available for 22 - 26 Junedownload the flyer hereTo book call ADC on 61 2 9239 0700 or make a booking online.

ADC mediation training is designed for people who:
  • seek to become nationally accredited mediators; 
  • more effectively represent their clients at mediation;
  • are involved in mediation processes in the workplace or community, and
  • seek a greater understanding of mediation skills. 
For more dates and details on our Australia wide courses please see our training calendar.

Breakfast Mediation Skills Workshops 


ADC Breakfast Workshops are a convenient, cost effective and enjoyable way to meet CLE and National Mediator Accreditation Standards’ CPD requirements to maintain your professional currency. Eligible for one CPD point.


For details of ADC’s Mediation Skills Workshop on 22 June 2015 download the flyer here.

Bula Bula:

Hello from Fiji 


ADC recently delivered its flagship Mediation course in Fiji. Trainers Sarah Blake and Prof Laurence Boulle embarked othe exciting opportunity with participants representing the diversity of the island nation and one student who travelled from Perth, WA for the course. Read more»

Michael Talbot: India

Effective Dispute Resolution: A view from Australia

 

In speaking at the recent conferences for the International Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ICADR), Michael Talbot discusses Australia’s alternative dispute resolution (ADR) landscape, citing the efficient administration of justice via legal frameworks and professional accreditation as mandatory to the prompt and economically efficient means of resolving disputes. Read more»

ADR in Government Agencies and Departments

In ADC’s recent Evening Seminars (May and June, 2015) Prof Tania Sourdin and Tom Howe QC have shared their research and insights on ADR in the large and very diverse government sector. Read more»

International Arbitration:

Australian Courts Beat the Clock in
Formula One Pre-race Skirmish


On 5 March 2015 an application was made to the Supreme Court of Victoria for enforcement of a foreign arbitral award. By 12 March 2015, the matter had been heard, the decision of Justice Clyde Croft had been handed down and the Victorian Court of Appeal had upheld his decision to enforce the award. The two decisions and the speed with which they were delivered, are an unequivocal demonstration of the Australian judiciary’s supportive approach to ensuring the certainty and enforceability of international arbitral awards. Read more»

Centre Events

ADC not only provides a custom-designed, neutral venue for mediations and arbitrations, but also regularly hosts a range of special events, more recently the ACICA 30th Birthday Cocktail Evening with Chief Justice Robert French presenting the Keynote Address and John Wakefield speaking to Senior Members of the Court of Justice, Thailand on Alternative Dispute Resolution in Australia. View photos»

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