Join the ADR Colloquium (free online event) on 11 October 2023 from 09:00 to 16:30, proudly hosted by the University of North West (Potchefstroom).
Streaming link: MSTeams (Meeting ID: 316 792 325 868 Passcode: 6VXJDM)
Streaming link: YouTube channel
• 09:00 -09:20 Opening and Welcome (Dr Neo Morei, Executive Dean, Faculty of Law, NWU & Prof Mitzi Wiese Director: Research Unit: Law, Justice & Sustainability)
• 09:20 – 09:40 Making mediation work (Ettian Raubenheimer, Member of the Gauteng Society of Advocates
• 09:45 – 10:05 Practical Implications of High Court Rule 41A (Adv. Bodasing, MD: IBodasing Governance Consultants)
• 10:10 – 10:30 Court annexed-mediation: a means to provide access to justice and widen the scope to transform relationships (Mahlodi Mothapo, Senior Lecturer, Unisa College of Law)
• 10:50 – 11:10 Mediation Skills (use of language, choice of words and neuro-linguistic programming [NLP]) during mediation sessions (Eugene Opperman, Attorney, Oppermans Inc.)
• 11:15 – 11:35 Hybrid Law Practices: Incorporating Mediation into Everyday Practice (Adv. Lisa Thomas)
• 11:40 – 12:00 Wider Perspectives in Family Mediation: An Ecosystemic Approach (Sandra Hitchcock, Accredited Mediator, Hitchcock Mediation.)
• 12:05 – 12:25 The role of restorative justice for institutionalized power play in disputes… A shift from litigation to safe engagement – A restorative justice approach (Faith Leburu)
• 12:30 – 12:50 The Virtual Handshake: Navigating the Challenges and Opportunities of Videoconferencing in Labour Settlement Negotiations (Nicci Whitear-Nel, Senior Lecturer, University of KwaZulu-Natal)13:30 LUNCH
• 13:30 – 13:50 Alternative Dispute Resolution and Online Dispute Resolution Can Promote Access to Justice in Maintenance Disputes and Contribute to the Building of the Mediation Profession (Laurie Greyvenstein, Accredited Mediator, Social Justice Foundation)
• 13:55 – 14:15 Family Group Conferences, and specifically how it is done in the Netherlands (Dr Arda Spijker, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Limpopo)
• 14:20 – 14:40 Alternative Dispute Resolution in South African Religious Family Laws (Prof Waheeda Amien, Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town)
• 15:00 – 15:20 Mediation and the rights of the unborn to maintenance and how mediation can surpass the legalese that domestic and international legislation cannot (Natalie Ruiters, Court Annexed Mediator, Lapoppie Mediations)
• 15:25 – 15:45 Parenting plans are challenging to manage between parties and as a consequence … (Anneke Greyvenstein, Chairperson, Social Justice Foundation)
• 15:50 – 16:10 A critical reflection of the role mediation can play in addressing domestic violence in South Africa (Katherine Butler, Legal practitioner, Faculty of Law, University of Stellenbosch)
• 16:15 – 16:30 Word of thanks and closing (Adv. Sikandar Kola)
