RECOGNISING HIS HONOUR JUSTICE TERENCE SHEAHAN AO

BENCH FAREWELL CEREMONY 16 August 2019 On his retirement as a respected Judge of the Land and Environment Court, His Honour Justice Terence Sheahan AO leaves a lasting legacy in both the judicial system and in the field of ADR. Including establishing the Australian Commercial Disputes Centre (now ‘ADC’) in 1986 as Attorney General of NSW, Justice Sheahan has played a pivotal role in introducing and advocating for non-adversarial, alternative dispute resolution (‘ADR’) processes within Australia’s legal system. On [...]

Aboriginal Rights, Interests & ADR – A new Epoch?

Seminar, 5 September 2019 By Gigi Lockhart, Dispute Resolution Associate and Zuzanna Cieplinska, ADC/ACICA Intern On 5 September 2019, The Australian Disputes Centre (‘ADC’) hosted an in-depth seminar on the bourgeoning significance of Alternative Dispute Resolution (‘ADR’) in resolving matters that involve Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (‘ATSI’ or ‘First Nations’) communities. The value of ADR in resolving disputes related to a broad range of issues across First Nations communities can be attributed, amongst other things, to its [...]

Resolving Belt and Road Disputes through Alternative Dispute Resolution

By Zuzanna Cieplinska, ADC/ACICA Intern LLB of International and European Law, The Hague University of Applied Sciences With the launch of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, and the Silk Road Economic Belt, ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative (‘OBOR’), the need for ADR has never been more critical. International economic cooperation among countries on the Belt and Road routes are aimed at financial integration, trade growth and investment opportunities, and policy integration. Disputes are an inevitable upshot of pursuing [...]

The importance of Deepwater Horizon for the integrity of the arbitral process

By Zuzanna Cieplinska, ADC/ACICA Intern LLB of International and European Law, The Hague University of Applied Sciences                             Introduction The matter of transparency in arbitral appointments still raises many concerns in the international arbitration arena. Soon, the UK Supreme Court will hear an appeal from Halliburton Company v Chubb Bermuda Insurance Ltd[1], known as the ‘Deepwater Horizon’ case. The appeal concerns issues relating to the acceptance of appointments in multiple references concerning the same or overlapping subject matter with [...]

Grahame Berecry Obituary

Grahame John Berecry was born on 18 August 1947 and grew up in the North Sydney area. He completed his schooling at Marist Brothers Mosman and received his Leaving Certificate in 1964. Following the path of many before him, Grahame embarked upon a career in the public service, joining what was then the Petty Sessions branch of the Department of the Attorney-General in 1965. The challenging and varied work of the clerks in the Petty Sessions courts was considered [...]

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