Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee

The Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee was established following the development of the Law Council of Australia's Policy on Alternative Dispute Resolution in 1989 (reaffirmed in 2008). The Committee exists to provide policy advice to the Law Council on ADR, including mediation, arbitration, early neutral evaluation, and conciliation. The Committee also liaises with other ADR bodies, including the ADR Committees of the various State and Territory Law Societies and Bar Associations, as well as the National Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisory Council (NADRAC).

Issues

For more information about the Law Council's work on Alternative Dispute Resolution, please refer to the main policy page. 

Members

The current members of the Committee are:

• Ms Mary Walker (Chair) - Barrister, New South Wales
• Mr Ian Bloemendal - Solicitor, Queensland 
• Professor Laurence Boulle - Academic, Bond University
• Mr Scott Ellis - Barrister, Western Australia
  
• Ms Geri Ettinger - Solicitor, New South Wales
• Mr Tim McFarlane - Solicitor, Victoria
  
• Ms Catherine Gale - Solicitor, Law Council President
• Mr George Golvan QC, Barrister, Victoria
  
• Professor Kathy Mack - Academic, Flinders University
• Mr Warwick Soden, Registrar and CEO, Federal Court of Australia
  
• Ms Joanne Staugas - Solicitor, South Australia
• Mr Philip Theobald - Barrister, Tasmania

Contact

• Dr Hanna Jaireth
  Email: hanna.jaireth@lawcouncil.asn.au
  Tel: (02) 6246 3753