Australian Disputes Centre - keeping you updated on News & Events
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Australia signs the Singapore Convention on Mediation
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On 10 September 2021, in a moment of diplomatic serendipity, Singapore’s High Commissioner to Australia, His Excellency Mr Fook Seng Kwok, was speaking at the Official Opening of the ADC-ICC Asia Pacific Commercial Mediation Competition as Australia signed the Singapore Convention on Mediation.
Following submissions made by the Australian Disputes Centre in conjunction with members of the Council for Australian Dispute Resolution (CADR) to the Federal Attorney-General earlier this year in support of the signing of the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation (‘Singapore Convention on Mediation’), Australia has become the latest country to sign the Singapore Convention on Mediation.
Australia joins a list of 52 countries who have so far signed the Convention. Details HERE.
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Click the image above see the 2021 video
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Congratulations to the winners:
West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences
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The 5th annual APCMC was held last weekend and was a huge success. A total of 26 university teams from the Asia-Pacific region competed and our warm congratulations to the team from The West Bengal National University of Juridicial Sciences, Kolkata (Kaira Pinheiro, Ayushi Thakur, Saiesh K. and Deeksha Viswanathan, with coaches Jawad A J and Aastha Malhotra) for winning!
In a stunning Grand Final, our congratulations also to the runners up, The University of Auckland team (Joshua Oliver, Karan Kalsi, Nick Stewart, Spencer Barley, with coaches Keeha Oh and Matthew Jackson. In a riveting negotiation both teams excelled in the Grand Final mediation session. See details of all winners and awards HERE.
Special thanks to our prestigious international judging panel, Bianca Keys, Greg Laughton SC, Helen Shurven, Fahmi Shahab, Sameer Shah, and mediator Anne Sutherland.
Thanks to all teams and volunteers who made the APCMC 2021 such a memorable event. For a full rundown on the weekend’s events, catch up on all the news on the Blog.
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Don’t Delay - Nominate Today! 6th Australian ADR Awards
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Submissions due by 15 October 2021
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Why nominate for an Australian ADR Award? 3 good reasons:
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Your clients and/or your manager will be impressed at you skill, and confident in your ability to help save them stress, time, money and reputation.
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You will feel proud that despite the challenges over the past 12 months you and/or your team have risen to the occasion and helped others during a difficult situation.
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You will be making a tangible contribution to the practice of ADR in Australia. Demonstrating world-class skills serves to advance all local practice standards as well as Australia’s ADR profile internationally.
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35th Anniversary Gala Dinner & ADR Awards Night
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Thursday, 17 February 2022
The Australian Golf Club, Sydney
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ADC has been a powerhouse in advancing the uptake and best-practice of ADR for over 35 years. We are thrilled to invite you to our 35th Anniversary Gala Dinner and look forward to celebrating the tremendous contributions of all nominees and winners in the Australian ADR Awards 2021.
To give everyone a chance to celebrate in person, the ADR Awards presentation and the 35th Gala have been rescheduled to 17 February 2022. The theme is ‘Emerald on the Green’ and the Australian Golf Club greens will be gleaming. It will be time to step out in style and celebrate excellence in ADR on a sizzling, summer, Sydney evening.
Tickets are on sale now.
Seating is Limited. Book your table today!
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Supreme Court of the New South Wales
4th Annual ADR Address – Online
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30 September 2021 at 5.30pm (AEST)
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The Honourable Justice Julie Ward
Supreme Court of New South Wales Court of Appeal
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The Australian Disputes Centre is honoured to have Justice Julie Ward present the 4th Annual ADR Address of the Supreme Court of NSW.
Her Honour has been a trail blazer in the law, including being the youngest female partner to be appointed to what is now King & Wood Malleson in 1988, and the first female solicitor directly appointed to the Supreme Court bench in 2008. She was appointed Chief Judge in Equity in March 2017.
Our thanks to Justice Ward, and to Chief Justice Tom Bathurst and the Supreme Court of NSW in collaborating with ADC in presenting the 4th Annual ADR Address at the Supreme Court.
Register for Her Honour’s Address in the Banco Court, Sydney, or Online HERE
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Gain new skills and qualifications during the pandemic
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Mediation Training & Accreditation
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With half the country still in lockdown, now is a great time to polish your professional skills and add a significant qualification to your CV ready for the bright lights of 2022! ADC’s mediation training is billed by its participants as ‘the best professional development training that you can do’. Our flexible program of interactive online training and offline multi-media resources helps you make the most of your time, and make 2021 a year of outstanding achievement.
Advancing your skills and career with ADC’s flagship Mediation Course, you will learn how to conduct each step of the Mediation Process while honing your interest-based negotiation skills and developing your online communication skills. ADC’s multidisciplinary course enables you to facilitate dispute resolution across a diverse range of business, cultural and social settings with the added advantage of ADC’s prestigious Online Mediator Accreditation.
Read what our participants have been saying here »
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Upcoming Mediation Accreditation & Refresher Training Dates
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Please see ADC’s Precautionary Protocol on the website. Read here»
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Australian Disputes Centre
Level 16, 1 Castlereagh Street, Sydney NSW 2000
P: 61 2 9239 0700 F: 61 2 9223 7053
E: info@disputescentre.com.au
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