The ADR Institute of Canada (ADRIC) and The Canadian Collaborative for Engagement & Conflict Management (CECM) have united on a new, ambitious and practically-focused program in support of mediators and arbitrators offering services online.  This program has been developed by Colm Brannigan and Marc Bhalla, who each have a Master of Laws from Osgoode Hall […]

first-ever American Bar Association (ABA) Dispute Resolution Tech Expo from September 14-18, 2020! The Expo will feature a full week of educational webinars, product demonstrations and technology hot tips to provide mediators, arbitrators and other ADR professionals with cutting-edge info and tools to make working online easier. This full week conference is only $25 for ABA […]

Dear all,   You can see the programme of the online ODR conference I co-organize in the end of November here:   https://cyberspace.muni.cz/programme/special-track-online-dispute-resolution-odr   You can register online for 250 CZK (approximately 10 USD/EUR). The presenters may not need to pay the registration fee, I will ascertain this with Masaryk University and let you know. […]

https://wislaw.ch/events/wislaw-4th-annual-online-conference/ On September 24 the WISLAW will be hosting their annual conference online.  There will be a session on ODR:  ROUND TABLE: ONLINE DISPUTE RESOLUTION: PROS & CONS Moderator: Anna Smirnova, Attorney, monteneri sports law (ES & RU), with panelists: Kylie Brackenridge | Senior Case Manager, Sport Resolutions (UK) Andrea Sherpa-Zimmermann | Legal Counsel, Court of Arbitration for […]

The ODR Bibliography has been updated, and is available at http://odr.info/publications/.   The bibliography is maintained by the National Centre for Technology and Dispute Resolution (NCTDR).

Med-Arb is becoming an increasingly popular way to resolve disputes. It can be designed to resolve disputes most typically encountered efficiently, effectively and fairly in everyday personal and commercial matters including disputes involving both lower and higher monetary amounts and disputes where relationships are of lesser or greater importance. It can be used in family […]

The ODR Task Force has reviewed several ODR Platforms as part of its workplan.  One of the platforms which we reviewed was CREKODR. CREK has sent out the following email, which may be of interest to members who are searching for an ODR platform:   Hello, We are happy to inform you that CREK Mediation […]

Zoom has become a widely used communication tool during this time of pandemic home based work and social isolation. Zoom hass two blogs which may be of interest to ADRIC members who use Zoom.  The first deal with security and privacy: https://blog.zoom.us/category/company-news/security-privacy/.  Members will remember that when the lockdowns and work from home lifestyles started […]

Without need for application by either the opposing party or the proposed witness, Madam Justice Céline Gervais in PC Avocats inc. (Perras Couillard Avocats) v. Perreault, 2020 QCCQ 1972 quashed a subpoena sent to the attorney who served as mediator in court-supported mediation.  In quashing it proprio motu, Gervais J. explained to the self-represented litigant […]

The Federal Court of Canada has approved the final settlement agreement of a class action lawsuit related to sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and Department of National Defence (DND). The settlement includes all former and current CAF members, DND employees, and Staff of the Non-Public Funds, Canadian Forces who experienced sexual assault, […]