{"id":7049,"date":"2018-12-20T13:08:16","date_gmt":"2018-12-20T02:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disputescentre.com.au\/?p=7049"},"modified":"2022-05-10T11:23:16","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T01:23:16","slug":"the-art-of-advocacy-selecting-the-right-vintage-for-the-occasion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disputescentre.com.au\/the-art-of-advocacy-selecting-the-right-vintage-for-the-occasion\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art of Advocacy: Selecting the Right Vintage for the Occasion*"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ian Davidson SC and Deborah Lockhart<\/h3>\n

Abstract<\/h4>\n

In Australia, Alternative Dispute Resolution (commonly known as ADR) has grown significantly; not merely in the footsteps of its international popularity, but as a frontrunner in a global push for timely and cost effective dispute resolution. No ADR process has done this more so than mediation. It is estimated that 80-90% of civil cases are disposed of pre-trial in Australia.1<\/sup> When speaking at the Australian Disputes Centre in 2017, NSW Chief Justice Tom Bathurst, stated that it is \u201cfair to say now that ADR has evolved to the stage not merely of being additional or supplementary but complementary and integrative.\u201d2<\/sup> His Honour\u2019s sentiments have been echoed by South Australia\u2019s Chief Justice Chris Kourakis\u2019 strategic focus on dispute resolution processes to overhaul civil litigation in South Australia, and further emphasised by Western Australia\u2019s Chief Justice Wayne Martin\u2019s remarks on the use of mediation before as well as during the litigation context.3<\/sup><\/p>\n

As legal professionals, we are increasingly called upon to employ different models of advocacy as we move through the diverse terrains of litigation, mediation, arbitration, expert determination, conciliation and facilitation. We must be ready to shift gears now more so than ever. Faced with an array of soils, grapes, ages and methods for the distillation of advocacy, this paper focuses on selecting a vintage with the right balance of flavours for the parties in the mediation process, to whom effective advocacy needs to be directed.<\/p>\n

Download the full paper \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n

* First presented at the Law Society of South Australia Forum, 2018.<\/p>\n

Our thanks to Michelle Wang, ADC Intern and UNSW Student for her contribution to this paper<\/p>\n

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1<\/sup> Bornali Borah, \u2019Being the Ladle in the Soup Pot: Working with the Dichotomy of Neutrality and Empowerment in Mediation Practice\u2019 Australasian Dispute Resolution Journal (2017): 28, 98.
\n2<\/sup> Chief Justice Thomas Bathurst, \u2018Off with the Wig: Issues That Arise For Advocates When Switching From The Courtroom To The Negotiating Table\u2019 (Speech delivered at the Australian Disputes Centre, 30 March 2017) http:\/\/www.supremecourt.justice.nsw.gov.au\/Documents\/Publications\/Speeches\/2017%20Speeches\/Bathurst%20CJ\/Bathurst_20170330.pdf<\/a>
\n3<\/sup> Chief Justice Wayne Martin, Address at the 5th International Arbitration Conference, (Perth, 21 November 2017) http:\/\/www.supremecourt.wa.gov.au\/_files\/5th%20International%20Arbitration%20Conference%20Martin%20CJ%2021%20Nov%202017.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ian Davidson SC and Deborah Lockhart Abstract In Australia, Alternative Dispute Resolution (commonly known as ADR) has grown significantly; not merely in the footsteps of its international popularity, but as a frontrunner in a global push for timely and cost effective dispute resolution. No ADR process has done this more so than mediation. It is estimated that 80-90% of civil cases are disposed of pre-trial in Australia.1 When speaking at the Australian Disputes Centre in 2017, NSW Chief Justice Tom […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe Art of Advocacy: Selecting the Right Vintage for the Occasion*<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Art of Advocacy: Selecting the Right Vintage for the Occasion*\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/disputescentre.com.au\/the-art-of-advocacy-selecting-the-right-vintage-for-the-occasion\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Art of Advocacy: 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