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The dilemma for children who are caught up in parental conflict

Tue 15 Mar 2016

The Care of Children Act expressly states as one of its purposes is to recognise that children have rights and that a child’s best interests and welfare must have paramountcy when decisions about children are being made.

Building disputes – How to avoid the train wreck!

Tue 1 Mar 2016

The last thing that anyone in Canterbury needs right now is a situation where they are worried about whether or not the home they have planned for and dreamed of owning is compromised by the liquidation of a building company.

Auckland law students reach world finals of mediation advocacy competition

Thu 18 Feb 2016

Months of training and strong performance under pressure has earned a University of Auckland team silver place at this year’s International Commercial Mediation Competition in Paris. Congrats to these brilliant students from University of Auckland Law School who reach world finals of mediation advocacy competition! Fair Way is proud to be their sponsor!

What can mediators learn from Einstein?

Wed 17 Feb 2016

Mediators have much to learn from scientists’ way beyond understanding the neuroscience which impacts on how individuals in conflict might behave as a result of the external pressures in their lives. The importance of what mediators do is up there with the scientists working on Einstein’s theory because the impact on people is huge and important. Mediators do not have the luxury of 100 years so they must work harder and smarter to achieve results for the people they work with. With a skilled mediator by our sides, instead of the fear and pain we expect, that collision can create entire new worlds and expand possibilities that we could not have considered previously.

Gift vouchers – should the money paid be protected from company failure?

Thu 7 Jan 2016

We all know how this goes. It’s Christmas or a birthday and you are not sure about the gift to give to that special person so you buy a voucher. When you pay your money to the shopkeeper and give the voucher to the recipient you do not imagine that you and the person who received the gift will be caught up in the murky world of company receiverships or collapses. The current Dick Smith situation highlights a major gap in the consumer protection market and raises interesting issues about the ethics of a retail store accepting money from a customer in exchange for a voucher when the owners of the company are aware that the company is in trouble and may fail.

New Zealand Law Society's Women's Advisory Panel

Tue 15 Dec 2015

Seven members of the New Zealand Law Society's Women's Advisory Panel have now been appointed.

Conflict in the workplace making you want to leave?

Mon 14 Dec 2015

No one likes to leave a perfectly good job, but, sometimes, conflict at work makes you feel there's no other option.

And if you've been subject to workplace conflict, it's easy to feel like you're the only one who has had to endure such terrible work conditions.

But, you're not alone.

Regenerating Christchurch – A new season

Wed 2 Dec 2015

A time to build up, a time to break down. A time to dance, a time to mourn. A time to cast away stones. A time to gather stones together. To everything - turn, turn, turn. There is a season - turn, turn, turn. And a time to every purpose under heaven. (Turn! Turn! Turn! - The Byrds)

Fair Way to provide a building and construction dispute resolution service

Tue 17 Nov 2015

Nationwide mediation and dispute resolution specialist, Fair Way Resolution Limited has launched a building and construction dispute resolution service. Fair Way’s new service will further extend its current provision of dispute resolution services between builders, other contractors involved in building houses and home owners. The service is a quick and inexpensive alternative to going to court.

Family Dispute Resolution Agreement – A verb or a noun

Wed 11 Nov 2015

The Family Dispute Resolution Act 2013 (“the Act”) provides for four possible outcomes when parties seek to have Family Dispute Resolution mediation. These outcomes are prescribed by section 12 of the Act.

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