by Kaye Penney | Sep 18, 2019 | Arbitration, Mediation, Trusts and Estates
In July this year, the New Zealand Parliament passed the Trusts Bill which contains unique and important provisions that expressly provide for arbitration and mediation of internal and external disputes involving trusts, including for court-ordered arbitration or...
by Kaye Penney | Aug 8, 2019 | Mediation
Congratulations to FDR Centre Panellist, Tom Stodulka, who was named Mediator of the Year at the prestigious Australasian Law Awards earlier this year. Tom was one of eight finalists from throughout Australia who were nominated for the Resolution Institute- Mediator...
by Catherine Green | Jul 26, 2019 | Arb-Med, Arbitration, Family Law, Mediation, Relationship Property
In a judgment released yesterday the Supreme Court in Scott v Williams [2019] NZSC 80 [25 July 2019], dismissed an application by Ms Scott for an extension of time for applying for leave to appeal against two earlier costs judgments. There is nothing particularly...
by Catherine Green | Jul 26, 2019 | Arb-Med, Arbitration, Family Law, Mediation, Relationship Property
This week Justice Minister Andrew Little tabled the Law Commission’s final report on its review of the Property (Relationships) Act 1976 (the Act). The Act sets out how relationship property should be divided when a relationship ends by separation or death. The report...
by Catherine Green | Jul 12, 2019 | Counselling, Elder Mediation, Family Law, FDR Mediation, Mediation, Voice of the Child
Yesterday, we at the FDR Centre were delighted to co-host with NZDRC two sessions with Kathryn Berkett learning all about the neuroscience behind conflict. Sounds complicated? Luckily Kathryn is absolutely brilliant at communicating the science in a completely...
by Chanel | Feb 1, 2019 | Counselling, Elder Mediation, FDR Mediation, Mediation
By Nicola Hartfield Nicola Hartfield, mediator and workplace mentor, discusses how anger influences certain personality types and the importance of understanding and managing anger to better engage with clients in stressful situations. While engagement and connection...
