Closure of the Courts over Christmas
The Supreme, District and Magistrates Courts of Queensland have released their (reduced) operating hours for the Christmas period. They can be found below. (more…)
Preserving confidentiality in mediation
Parties in dispute will generally hear mediators and lawyers say that the information discussed during a mediation is “confidential” and / or “without prejudice” but what does that really mean?
Coles | Woolworths Adopt Mediation as part of new Code of Conduct
A dispute resolution process for suppliers and retailers, including mediation and arbitration, will be set up.
Overworked, crowded Courts now sitting on weekends
MAGISTRATES will start sitting on weekends in an unprecedented move as Victoria’s prison overcrowding crisis worsens. Chief Magistrate Peter Lauristen announced today Melbourne’s Magistrates’ Court would sit on Saturdays and Sundays starting this week.
Want to see your Children over Christmas?
For parties in dispute about parenting arrangements, getting a resolution to (at least) seeing their Children at Christmas is important. If you have not yet obtained a mediation certificate then you may not be able to file in the Court system in time before the cut-off date for hearings before Christmas. Don’t worry, Affirmative Mediations can assist! (more…)
Fair Work Commission case against Craig Thomson goes to mediation
The Fair Work Commission’s case against Craig Thomson will go to mediation, but the former Labor MP has lost a bid to have it heard in Sydney to keep his costs down as a “recently unemployed” parliamentarian.
Brisbane Lions board to attend AFL mediation
There are only two possible outcomes from the AFL’s intervention into the board dispute at Brisbane chairman Angus Johnson stands down or the Emergency General Meeting is called immediately.
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Mandatory Mediation before going to Court for Parenting Disputes
Unless certain exceptions are met (as outlined below), section 60I of the Family Law Act (Cth) 1975 states that persons who have a dispute about parenting matters must make a genuine effort to resolve such dispute(s) by family dispute resolution before a parenting order is applied for through the Court.
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