ONLINE MEETING: Ten Principles for Mediating High Conflict Disputes
This meeting is being hosted by the ADR - Nanaimo Section.
| Speakers: |
Michael Lomax, Speaker, Conflict Resolution Practitioner |
| Time: |
Thursday, April 18, 2024, 5:30pm - 7:30pm (PT) |
| CPD Hours: |
1.50 hour |
Synopsis
Have your best mediation skills failed with some clients? Despite your best efforts, are some mediations impossible? High conflict disputes are different. They often involve one or more individuals with a pattern of high conflict behaviour, characterized by all-or-nothing thinking, unmanaged emotions, extreme behaviour, and preoccupation with
blaming others.
Michael Lomax presents on 10 key principles for mediating high conflict disputes. These principles are designed to help mediators become more comfortable working in challenging situations and supporting clients to remain in mediation, stay calm, and resolve their disputes.
About Michael Lomax
Michael Lomax is an international speaker, mediator and conflict resolution trainer who has designed and delivered many workshops on dealing with high conflict behaviour for lawyers, mediators, judges, government, corporations, military and law enforcement agencies, human resources, and union organizations. Michael has conducted hundreds of mediations including workplace, family, community, and court related matters and in 2021 Michael received the Susanna Jani Award Supporting
Excellence in Mediation. Since 2011, Michael has been an Associate Speaker/Trainer with the High Conflict Institute in San Diego, CA. In 2021 he co-authored the book, Mediating High Conflict Disputes and was recently appointed as a visiting Senior Lecturer at Monash University Law Chambers in Melbourne, Australia. Michael practised law for 22 years and is currently a nonpractising member of the Law Society of BC.
Territorial Acknowledgement
This event will be broadcast from the traditional and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including Tsleil-Waututh, Squamish and Musqueam First Nations. We encourage members to explore the rich history and knowledge of Indigenous people, and to continue learning about their experience in Canada past and present.
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