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July 2024

The Nivaaran-Mediators of the Supreme court of India 5th Annual Virtual International Mediation Summer School 2024

26th July 2024 @ 12:30 pm - 6th August 2024 @ 2:00 pm
£10

The popular annual summer school is back with a full programme of online sessions. This year, the event is in partner with both the CLA and the Singapore International Mediation Centre. The opening ceremony on 26th July will be followed by 10 sessions with pan Commonwealth speakers, finishing on 6th August. Read more for the full programme, speaking faculty and registration details. Register here Opening Ceremony on 26th July at 5.00 pm IST Guests of Honour: 1.Dr.Peter Maynard, President, CLA…

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September 2024

PNG Continuing Legal Education for Mediation and Commercial Law : 3rd September 2024

3rd September 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Ballroom 1 and 2 The Crown Hotel Port Moresby, Hunter Street
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
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Free

Join the CLA at this lawyers only continuing legal education event, where a distinguished panel of speakers will present sessions on the theme of mediation and commercial law. Open to all practicing lawyers free of charge, the event is co- hosted with the PNG Centre for Judicial Excellence, the Law Society of Papua New Guinea, the Bar Association of Queensland,the PNGAus Partnership and vLex. Whilst lawyers are encouraged to attend in person, the event will be live streamed with the…

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The Commonwealth Lawyers Association Family Law Committee in partnership with the International Academy of Family Lawyers presents a webinar on “Cybercrime in the intimate partner and honour-based abuse contexts: signs and preventative strategies”

17th September 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

The Commonwealth Lawyers Association and International Academy of Family Lawyers invites you to join us for webinar focusing on "Cybercrime in the intimate partner and honour-based abuse contexts: signs and preventative strategies". Register here to attend Over recent years social media has advanced communication on an exponential level, especially in the context of COVID – 19 where most of the world started working virtually, as the outside world shut down. Unfortunately, one of the disadvantages has been an increase of…

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Guest Lecture Series – “Mediators; Not Judges, not Arbitrators, not decision makers. What, really, is mediation?””

19th September 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

The Commonwealth Lawyers Association invites you to join us for a mediation guest lecture series, with episode 1 kicking off the the CLA's Immediate Past President and the Chair of the Northern Ireland Law Society Mediation Service, Brian Speers. Register here to attend As mediation in civil justice has evolved over the past 25-30 years its relevance and process and core values have changed.  What was once a voluntary process may now be mandated.  What was essentially a facilitative process…

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The future of Artificial Intelligence and Automated Decision-Making in Public Law”?

26th September 2024 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

The CLA's Public and Administrative Law Committee invite you to join them for a webinar held by Katie Schwarzmann, Churchill Fellow and Human Rights & Public Law Solicitor, and Siddharth Sijoria, The YCLA Committee Co-Convenor and of the Supreme Court of India and the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, as they examine "The future of Artificial Intelligence and Automated Decision-Making in Public Law”? ", moderated by Adam Riley, Barrister, 3 Hare Court Register here Webinar Overview Governments have adopted and…

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October 2024

Guest Lecture Series – “Can ADR transform a Society? The Jamaican Experience”

3rd October 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

The Commonwealth Lawyers Association invites you to join us for a mediation guest lecture series as episode 2 takes place with the CLA's Council member for Jamaica, John Bassie. Register here to attend The various forms of ADR mechanisms are touching global societies and groups. Jamaica has been experiencing growth with ADR for over 30 years. This will provide a review of ADR' s effect on the Youth, communities, the Legal system and Private Sector and a peak into the…

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Guest Lecture Series – “Mediation – The Changing face of Access to Justice”

17th October 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

The Commonwealth Lawyers Association invites you to join us for a mediation guest lecture series as episode 3 takes place with the CLA's Council member for St Vincent and the Grenadines, René M. Baptiste CMG. Register here to attend Referring different matters to Mediation is growing in importance allowing parties more freedom to be actively engaged in resolving their issues. Is it the alternative for Smaller States and their citizens? Date: 17th October 2024 TIME: 7.00 am Jamaica 8.00 am…

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Guest Lecture Series – “Peace jurisprudence and constitutional reform- incorporating Mediation Principles into Supreme Law”

31st October 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

The Commonwealth Lawyers Association invites you to join us for a mediation guest lecture series as episode 4 takes place with Justice Vasheist V Kokaram JA. Register here to attend Constitutions must respond to developing norms of shared regional and international values of human rights and the rule of law. It is a visioning of a community of human beings collaborating to create an optimum environment for the celebration of our human dignity, flourishing of our human potential, sustainability of…

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November 2024

Guest Lecture Series – “Mediation Advocacy: The Ignored Middle Child?”

7th November 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

The Commonwealth Lawyers Association invites you to join us for a mediation guest lecture series for episode 5 takes place with Gregory Vijayendran SC, CLA Council member for Singapore and Panelist for the Singapore International Mediation Centre. Register here to attend Opportunities abound these days to pursue a credentials and career as a mediator. As the “eldest child” in the room, mediators guide, facilitate, nurture and set the agenda and pace of mediation. Clients new to mediation or relatively inexperienced…

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Guest Lecture Series – “Interplay of Psychology, Neuroscience and Conflict in Mediation”

14th November 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

The Commonwealth Lawyers Association invites you to join us for a mediation guest lecture series for the FINAL episode 6/6 takes place with A. J. Jawad, Senior Mediator, Trainer and Arbitrator. Register here to attend Mediation operates on a paradigm of conflict resolution unlike litigation or arbitration that operate on the paradigm of dispute adjudication.Mediation perceives conflict as a problem arising from the different perspectives and perceptions of the parties to the conflict and the emotions that get triggered due…

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