If I am a mediator, but not a practicing lawyer in BC, when do I cross the line into the “practice of law”? What does that line look like? Is there a line at all? How does this affect how I practice mediation and serve my clients? These are thorny… more »
Mediate BC has a roster of family mediators who have met our stringent requirements in:
Legal disputes in the court system can take months or even years to complete. The longer a family dispute takes to resolve the higher the financial and emotional toll on the family. This is where mediation can help. A Department of Justice Canada study in 2007 found that cases which … more »
The Mediate BC Mediator Survey 2014 showed just how much more affordable family mediation can be on average when compared to litigation. The survey found that average total mediation fees were less than $2,000 ($1,784 to be precise). Since parties usually share this total cost, the average cost to each… more »
The Mediate BC Mediator Survey 2014 found that over 90% of mediations resolved all issues or helped the parties move towards resolution. These resolution rates were particularly high in family mediations where:
Separation and divorce usually rates increase in the first month of each year, which can cause stress for families at the time BC celebrates Family Day. To meet that need, Mediate BC is hosting a panel of experienced family mediators to provide information about how mediation can assist families to… more »
Family mediators should be aware of the new federal legislation about family homes on reserve: The Family Homes on Reserve and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act. The is a great start and LSS’s Aboriginal Legal Aid BC website also provides helpful resources and information.… more »
We are very pleased to advise that the Comite Des Organismes Accrediteurs en Mediation Familiale (Quebec) has published on its website a translated version of Mediate BC’s Distance Mediation Practice Guidelines. These guidelines were a key deliverable from our Distance Mediation Project, a six-year research initiative funded by the… more »
Confidentiality is a key benefit of mediation (compared to a public court process). However, the principle of “confidentiality” is not well understood and often confused with “privilege” or “privacy” issues. In his Slaw post today (January 15 2015), Michael Erdle tackles this important issue by discussing two recent Canadian decisions: … more »
Curiosity. You can’t have a real conversation without curiosity. It can lead to creative and innovation approaches to conflict and open a pathway to resolution. We all know this but I wonder how many conflict resolvers make a concerted effort to identify and uncover their own assumptions and to be… more »