In Conversation about the Victorian Bar/County Court Mediator Referral Protocol

The Victorian Bar has agreed a Protocol with the Commercial Division of the County Court of Victoria for the Court to refer matters to nationally accredited Bar mediators. The Protocol is designed to help parties and their lawyers find appropriate, nationally accredited barrister mediators, to help resolve their disputes out of court, and assist the Court in managing increasingly heavy caseloads. The distinguished panel will explain the objectives of the Protocol, how it works, the court process for the operation of the two types of referrals provided for in the Protocol, and how nationally accredited mediators can join the scheme.

The panel members are: His Honour Judge Edward Woodward, Head of the Commercial Division of the County Court of Victoria; Her Honour Judge My Anh Tran, Judge of the County Court of Victoria; Adrian Muller, Judicial Registrar in the Commercial Division of the County Court of Victoria; and Tony Elder, Barrister and Chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee. Questions will be moderated by Glen Pauline, Barrister and member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee. 

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