The Qualities of an Effective Mediator

In "So what makes a good mediator?", Aled Davies identified these qualities as essential in a good mediator: (1) rapport building skills - the ability to create trusting relationships; (2) business acumen/commercial acumen; (3) leadership; and (4) emotional intelligence.

I tackled the same question in a series of six posts, each entitled "So you want an effective mediator? What qualities should you demand?". My six qualities were much more nuts-and-bolts. They focused on issues that often arise in mediation and how to resolve them.

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ADR Master Class: Impossible Problems for Mediators

On 13 August 2016, Robert Angyal SC co-chaired a workshop during the Bar Association’s 2016 ADR Master Class.  During the session, participants tried to resolve two “impossible” problems which had arisen during a mediation he had conducted.  You can wrestle with the problems yourself here.

Technology in ADR: Computers as Mediators

On 13 July 2016, Robert Angyal SC made a presentation to the NSW Bar Association as part of a seminar on ‘Technology in ADR: Computers as Mediators’.  His presentation, ‘Just when you thought it was safe to go into the water … What are the implications for barristers?’, examined strategies for dealing with competition from computerised online dispute resolution systems (ODR), and recommended that lawyers compete by differentiating the services they could offer from those provided by ODR. 

You can download his PowerPoint Presentation from here.

Avoiding the Impasse

Robert Angyal SC's CPD paper "Avoiding the Impasse" delivered to the NSW Bar Association on 19 August 2013 is now available online.

Appearing for a party at a Family Provision Mediation

Robert Angyal SC's CPD paper "Appearing for a party at a Family Provision Mediation" delivered to the NSW Bar Association on 4 March 2014 is now available online.

Maximising Your Effectiveness as an Advocate at Mediation

Robert Angyal SC is presenting a series of seminars for the NSW Crown Solicitor’s Office entitled Maximising Your Effectiveness as an Advocate at Mediation. Angyal explains that being an effective advocate at a mediation encompasses seven distinct tasks.

See the slides for his presentation here.

Arbitration Clauses and Proceedings in Administrative Tribunals

Dr Stephen Tully's article on the significance of the Victorian Court of Appeal decision in Subway Systems v Ireland [2014] VSCA 142, ‘NCAT is a ‘court’ from which arbitration is referred’ published in the Summer 2014 edition of Bar News is now available.