Dispute Resolution: AI in Mediation: Practical Uses, Risks, and Ethical Considerations for Practitioners  

Date/Time: Thursday, November 27, 2025 |12:00 - 1:00 pm (SK) | Zoom 
Speakers: Brad Hunter, K.C., Miller Couture LLP | Brian Galbraith, Galbraith Family Law and founder of The Mediation Centre of Simcoe County
Section Chair: Neil McPhee, Scharfstein LLP
Cost: Free for CBA Members

Join us for a focused lunch-hour session exploring how artificial intelligence can be used responsibly and effectively in mediation. Brad Hunter, K.C., a respected family lawyer, mediator, arbitrator and educator with more than 40 years’ experience will explain the practical ways he integrates AI into mediation workflows to improve efficiency, case management and the drafting of settlement options. Brian Galbraith of Ontario’s Galbraith Family Law and a national leader in Collaborative Law practice will join Brad to offer a complementary perspective on how technology can sit alongside human-centred, collaborative processes.

This session will cover:

Practical applications: How Brad uses AI to streamline mediation cases - case review, agenda setting, minutes, follow ups and drafting options

Process design: Integrating AI-generated outputs into an in-person or online mediation workflow — what to ask of the tool, what to verify, and how to present AI-informed options to parties.

Ethics, confidentiality & consent: managing privilege, client consent, data security and disclosure when using AI tools in a confidential mediation context; avoiding over-reliance on automated outputs.

Real-world examples & tips: practical prompts, neutral guidance on tool selection, and workflows you can adapt immediately.

Future-facing considerations: how AI may change mediation practice and what practitioners should do now to prepare.

This program qualifies for 1.0 CPD Ethics hours under the Law Society of Saskatchewan Continuing Professional Development Policy.