I will be presenting at a free CLE session organized by Judge Harman at the Parramatta Federal Circuit Court next Wednesday evening 25 January 2017. The theme of the session is getting the most (for your clients) out of family counselling, mediation and arbitration. Presenters are: ...
Here is a link to my article on Othello and family violence published in The Conversation. I am presenting a paper at this week’s National Mediation Conference http://www.mediationconference.com.au/ on a similar theme – Mediating King Lear: Taking the Tragedy out of Shakespeare’s Greatest Tragedy. The bi-annual National...
Here is an article by me from last Friday’s Sydney Morning Herald on the impact of Australia’s increasingly international population and possible child abductions – http://www.smh.com.au/comment/laws-can-do-little-to-regulate-matters-of-the-heart-20160421-goby8b.html The article explains that six of the ten most common countries of origin of immigrants to Australia are not signatories...
On Monday 7 March I am appearing on a Law Society expert panel discussion of ethical, moral, legal and practical considerations arising in negotiations and dispute resolution practice. Other panel members include a Federal Court Judge, Barristers and Solicitors. Steve Lancken will facilitate a discussion of...
I am co-presenting a two day interdisciplinary collaborative family law course at Relationships Australia, Macquarie Park on Friday 4 March and Saturday 5 March 2016. The other presenters are: David Roberts who is a collaborative practice coach and established the first Relationships Australia collaborative practice group. ...
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has issued ninety-nine recommendations that are significant to survivors of abuse, responsible institutions, and lawyers advising both groups. Click here for my article in the NSW Law Society Journal explaining the recommendations. My article draws on...
LEADR-IAMA is one of the largest mediation organisations in Australasia with over 4000 members. It holds a biannual Kongress which covers topics relevant not only to mediators, but also to lawyers and all professionals interested in negotiation and conflict resolution. In my presentation to this year's Kongress in Sydney, I shall explain how electronic communications such...
I thought you might find this video interesting - www.kidsinthemiddle.org.uk. It features English teenagers talking about the separation of their parents. As a family mediator and lawyer, the video made me reflect on: Even though the interviews occur around 6 years after separation, some of the...
In a recent pre-mediation meeting, a separating client told me of his fear of becoming a "lonely old man" when his children grew up. This was in contrast to many clients who just focus on their immediate concerns for themselves and their children, and ignore longer term consequences. Here is...
I am one of the mediators appointed to the Family Law Settlement Service operated by the Family Law Courts. A detailed Evaluation Report of the Service has been prepared by Marilyn Scott of the University of Technology Sydney. The Report examines the initial 148 cases referred...