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Dispute Resolution Centre

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Based in the Faculty of Law, the Dispute Resolution Centre was established in 1989 and has a national reputation for training, teaching, research and mediation process.

The aims and objectives of the Centre are:

  • To promote a better understanding of the need for, dynamics of and advantages of consensus-oriented procedures of dispute resolution.
  • To develop modules in negotiation, mediation, arbitration and other forms of alternative dispute resolution in the Law School programs.
  • To provide training in dispute resolution methods for lawyers and other professionals involved in this field.
  • To encourage and facilitate research and publications in the different areas of dispute resolution.
  • To provide an umbrella organisation for individuals and bodies involved in this field.

This is achieved through courses, workshops and seminars presented on and off campus, as well as directed research.

Director:

Professor John Wade

Assistant Directors:

Professor Laurence Boulle,  Associate Professor Pat Cavanagh

Address:

Dispute Resolution Centre
Faculty of Law
Bond University
Gold Coast  Qld  4229

Telephone: 07 5595 2004

Facsimile: 07 5595 2036

Email: jwade@bond.edu.au  or  DRC@bond.edu.au

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