Embedding ADR in Scotland's Civil Justice System
A highly significant and far reaching
conference on alternative dispute resolution is to be held in
Edinburgh on Wednesday, 16 May, in Edinburgh.
Roseanna Cunningham, Minister for
Community Safety and Community Affairs, is to open the event and
international mediation expert John Lande, the Isidor Loeb
Professor and former director of the LLM Program in Dispute
Resolution at the University of Missouri School of Law, will share
his international and practical experience of mediation.
The conference, organised by the Law
Society of Scotland and Scottish Mediation Network, in
collaboration with the Scottish Government, will allow speakers and
delegates to explore the practicalities of embedding Alternative
Dispute Resolution in the justice system within the context of the
Scottish Government's plans to implement Lord Gill's Report on the
Scottish Civil Courts Review and the Making Justice Work
programme.
Speakers from the legal profession, the
judiciary, and from business who have direct experience of
mediation in action in a variety of contexts will provide a series
of short, thought provoking presentations. After each presentation,
delegates will have an opportunity to participate in a round table
discussion, followed by a plenary debate on the issues raised.
David Preston, chair of the event and
Law Society Council member, said: "In light of the Making Justice
Work programme and the recent EU report from the DG (Internal
Policies) on the "Quantification of the Cost of Not Using
Mediation", it is essential that we consider how best ADR can be
integrated into our justice system and what should be done to
ensure that people can access the assistance they need to do
this.
"We are aiming to provide a forum for an in depth and informed
discussion of ADR. We will also consider how the most effective
models can be embedded within the justice system to ensure that
fair resolutions can be reached for those parties using ADR, where
it can reduce costs and time spent in court, and as a result, boost
public confidence in the justice system overall."
ENDS
FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION:
Please contact Val McEwan on 0131 226 8884 or Suzy Powell on
0131 476 8115. Email: valeriemcewan@lawscot.org.uk
or suzypowell@lawscot.org.uk
10 May 2012