Wednesday 28 January 11am – 12pm
For Family Justice Professionals
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Everything you wanted to know about hybrid / integrated mediation but were too scared to ask.
Hybrid or integrated mediation is increasingly used in complex or high value cases. This model of mediation involves lawyers being present during the mediation, and allows mediators to hold confidences to help the participant reach agreements. This webinar explains the differences in this model vs traditional mediation, helps you be able to understand and explain this to clients, discusses the role of lawyers in the process, and examines the potential of the model to keep complex cases out of court.
Learning Objectives:
- An understanding of hybrid mediation.
- Explaining the difference between the traditional model of mediation and hybrid mediation with particular reference to the mediator’s ability to hold confidences in the hybrid model and the benefits of this.
- An ability to explain the process to clients
- Potential involvement of Lawyers in hybrid mediation – their role and how to prepare for hybrid mediation
- Explaining how this model can be used even in the most high conflict of cases as an alternative to litigation.
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Karin Walker is the founder of the award-winning Niche Family Law Practice, KGW Family Law, based in Woking, Surrey. In addition to her role as a family lawyer, Karin is a mediator (hybrid and child-inclusive), collaborative practitioner, arbitrator, neutral evaluator, trainer and published author. She has developed a specialism in advising clients who find themselves subject to narcissistic abuse and hosts the highly successful Podcast – “how to leave a narcissist – the practical Podcast”. |
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Suzanne is widely known for her expertise in all aspects of family work, in particular the resolution of complex financial issues for high net worth individuals. Suzanne’s cases often have an international element and she has considerable experience in dealing with prenuptial agreements and cohabitation issues. Often referred to as “the Queen of Arbitration and Mediation’, Suzanne has a thriving mediation and arbitration practice and teaches both. She is credited with spearheading family law arbitration in England and Wales and worldwide. |
