Join experienced senior practitioners from Fair Way Resolution, Samantha de Coning, Kate Haley, Kate Keddell, and Emma Barker in a panel discussion that explores the art of navigating the crossroads of conflict.
The panel will provide insights into the challenges they have faced across different sectors of practice and how those challenges can impact the ability of people to effectively participate in mediation.
The better equipped people are to get the most out of mediation, the better chance they will have at achieving a meaningful and collaborative outcome that addresses not only the ‘what’, but the ‘why’ behind their need for mediation. By being able to fully engage, people will be able to benefit more from the process, thereby having better access to justice.
The panel will share what tools and strategies they think mediators can use to address these issues and open things up to the floor for Q&A.
Date: 10th June 2023
Time: 5:30-6:30pm
CPD: 1 CPD
Cost: This webinar is free for AMINZ members
Bonus: Part Two of this engaging session delivered by FairWay Resolution will take the form of an interactive skills-based workshop session presented as part of the AMINZ Conference 2023 programme. This session will introduce a conflict management tool, a handbook called “Know Yourself in Conflict”.
Attendees will be introduced to a conflict management tool, a handbook called “Know Yourself in Conflict”. You’ll explore how to encourage people to understand why they are stuck in conflict and identify the interests that are behind their positions.
You'll also get a chance to put theory into practice to explore how you can use this tool with your clients. Keep an eye out for this session in the full Conference programme coming soon!
Samantha de Coning
Head of Practice, Fair Way Resolution
Samantha is the Head of Practice and a mediator, adjudicator and arbitrator with Fair Way Resolution Limited. Her practice focuses on family (FDR and relationship property) and commercial (education, workplace) disputes. She is also a member of the Arbitration panel for S47 Appeals under the Education and Training Act and lectures on conflict resolution skills.
As a mediator, Samantha has a particular interest in developing processes which enable parties to participate in a positive way and which provide the appropriate support and information for good decision making.
Samantha initially studied law, where her interest was in Family Law. She completed her Dispute Resolution studies in 2016. Her qualifications include BJuris, LLB, TEFL, GradDipBusStud (Dispute Resolution) and she is a fellow of both AMINZ and the Resolution Institute.
Kate Keddell
Senior Resolution Practitioner, Fair Way Resolution
Kate is a Senior Resolution Practitioner in the Commercial Services team as an investigator, mediator and facilitator. She practiced as a commercial lawyer for nearly two decades and remains an enrolled barrister and solicitor. She has specialist knowledge in the seafood and education sectors and has experience as a director and trustee.
Kate is often engaged by organisations when relationship issues emerge within the workplace or with wider stakeholders. She has a particular interest in challenging people in business to see how valuable mediation and facilitation are to prevent conflict from escalating beyond repair, ending in the court room. Kate currently sits on the Council of AMINZ and on other boards. Her other professional memberships include the Association of Workplace Investigators, Dunedin Community Mediation, Institute of Directors, and Otago Women Lawyers Society.
Kate Haley
Resolution Practitioner, Fair Way Resolution
As a Resolution Practitioner within the Commercial Services team at Fair Way, Kate works across sectors, specialising in workplace and education disputes, focusing on early intervention and prevention. She practices as a facilitator, mediator, and investigator, and also provides training in conflict management to organisations. Kate advocates for collaborative and multidisciplinary processes that optimise mutual understanding and conflict resolution.
Kate’s analytical and client centric approach comes from her experience with both the local and international pharmaceutical industry. More recently Kate has focused on conflict diagnosis and dispute resolution system design at a governance level within the education sector and has delivered conflict prevention and emotional agility training within workplace and community organisations