Dispute Resolution Advocacy

Dispute Resolution Advocacy

Contents of Dispute Resolution Advocacy

Contents of this subject matter include:

• Overview of dispute resolution practice and theory
• The range of dispute resolution processes, additional to litigation, and the areas of law within which they have current application
• Distributive and integrative bargaining
• The seven elements of Principled Negotiation
• Bargaining styles in negotiation
• Personality traits and characteristics and their effect on communication and how people negotiate
• Conflict theories
• Communication skills, including listening skills, responding skills, questioning, body language, blockers and reframing
• Issues of gender, culture and power in dispute resolution
• Ethical issues in dispute resolution and the lawyer / client relationship in the context of ADR
• Mediation theory and models
• Dispute Resolution case law and legislation
• The role of the lawyer in dispute resolution processes, especially in Collaborative Law
• Dispute resolution practice in a range of jurisdictions including family law, criminal law and commerce