Comments on: Proposed ADR Reforms in New South Wales http://www.chriswhitelaw.com.au/blog/adr-reforms/proposed-adr-reforms-in-new-south-wales/ Professional Dispute Resolution Services Fri, 23 Sep 2011 05:52:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Robert Lopich http://www.chriswhitelaw.com.au/blog/adr-reforms/proposed-adr-reforms-in-new-south-wales/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Robert Lopich Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:26:54 +0000 http://www.chriswhitelaw.com.au/blog/?p=24#comment-21 More on ADR Reforms in NSW In his blog of August 11, 2009 Chris wrote about the reforms proposed by the New South Wales state government looking at the use of ADR (including the use of the collaborative process) in non-family law disputes. Both the previous and current Australian governments have implemented significant reforms in the area of family dispute resolution and the use of ADR. On March 26 this year, the Australian Attorney-General, The Honourable Robert McClelland spoke at the opening ceremony of the "Collaborating DownUnder" Conference (the first international collaborative law conference to be held in the southern hemisphere) at Parliament House, Sydney. The following day, the New South Wales Attorney-General, The Honourable John Hatzistergos opened the Conference. Both the Federal and the State Attorneys-General spoke enthusiastically about their government’s vision for and desire to see the use of ADR and the collaborative process in particular, in dispute resolution other than just in the area of family law. John Hatzistergos has made clear the State government’s intention to see collaborative law used in the resolution of a range of disputes outside of family law including family provisions claims and commercial dispute resolution. In April 2009 the State Attorney released the "ADR Blueprint" Discussion Paper and following that appointed a taskforce comprising academics, ADR organisations and others to work on the development of a framework for the delivery of ADR services in New South Wales. The use of the collaborative process has been included as part of the ADR services being looked at. On the international stage, the move to the use of ADR in commercial dispute resolution has been underway for some time. Kathy Bryan, who will be a guest speaker at this year's International Academy of Collaborative Professionals conference in Minnesota in October made some interesting observations about the use of collaborative law in commercial dispute resolution in her recent paper "Why Should Businesses Hire Settlement Counsel" which can be found at:- www.cpradr/Portals/O/BryanInnovativelawyeringsymposiumarticle.pdf Robert Lopich Collaborative Lawyer/Nationally Accredited Mediator SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA. Email: Robert@lopichlawyers.com.au More on ADR Reforms in NSW

In his blog of August 11, 2009 Chris wrote about the reforms proposed by the New South Wales state government looking at the use of ADR (including the use of the collaborative process) in non-family law disputes.

Both the previous and current Australian governments have implemented significant reforms in the area of family dispute resolution and the use of ADR.

On March 26 this year, the Australian Attorney-General, The Honourable Robert McClelland spoke at the opening ceremony of the “Collaborating DownUnder” Conference (the first international collaborative law conference to be held in the southern hemisphere) at Parliament House, Sydney.

The following day, the New South Wales Attorney-General, The Honourable John Hatzistergos opened the Conference.

Both the Federal and the State Attorneys-General spoke enthusiastically about their government’s vision for and desire to see the use of ADR and the collaborative process in particular, in dispute resolution other than just in the area of family law. John Hatzistergos has made clear the State government’s intention to see collaborative law used in the resolution of a range of disputes outside of family law including family provisions claims and commercial dispute resolution.

In April 2009 the State Attorney released the “ADR Blueprint” Discussion Paper and following that appointed a taskforce comprising academics, ADR organisations and others to work on the development of a framework for the delivery of ADR services in New South Wales. The use of the collaborative process has been included as part of the ADR services being looked at.

On the international stage, the move to the use of ADR in commercial dispute resolution has been underway for some time. Kathy Bryan, who will be a guest speaker at this year’s International Academy of Collaborative Professionals conference in Minnesota in October made some interesting observations about the use of collaborative law in commercial dispute resolution in her recent paper “Why Should Businesses Hire Settlement Counsel” which can be found at:-
http://www.cpradr/Portals/O/BryanInnovativelawyeringsymposiumarticle.pdf

Robert Lopich
Collaborative Lawyer/Nationally Accredited Mediator
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA.
Email: Robert@lopichlawyers.com.au

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