Mediation in the Supreme and County Courts of Victoria
Professor Sourdin identifies specific areas for improvement in the Victorian Courts use of mediation, including: improving the quality of mediation processes by supporting excellence in mediation standards; the need for training and accreditation of mediators; the need in appropriate cases for earlier and more targeted referral to mediation by the courts; identifying and addressing the needs of special groups including self-represented litigants and disputants from regional Victoria; addressing the lack of demographic data on dispute resolution processes; and the development of a quality framework to be implemented by the courts and the Department of Justice to enhance the quality of mediation services.
Pleadings in the Age of Settlement
In an age when courts regularly encourage parties to resolve disputes extrajudicially, Michael Moffitt, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Oregon School of Law argues this system of pleading is flawed
