WHY
CHOOSE US TO MEDIATE YOUR MATTER |
Our principal practitioner, Marc Mercier, has been a nationally accredited mediator since the inception of such accreditation and practicing since 2004.
Marc is registered with the Federal Attorney-General's Department as a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner, and has been mediating in Family Law disputes since 2008. As such, Marc is able to issue Section 60I Certificates, pursuant to the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth). In specialising in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Marc commenced a Ph.D at The University of Queensland, concurrently engaging in conciliation work at the Residential Tenancies Authority as a Senior Conciliator, and then as a Conciliator at the Office of the Commissioner for Body Corporate and Community Management. Marc was also manager of the BCCM conciliation service for a period during 2007, during which he conducted complex conciliations concerning the jurisdiction of the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 (Qld), associated regulation modules and other closely-related legislation. In his time as Conciliator, Marc was also involved in the development of policy within the Department, including the creation of the Department Conciliator’s Code of Conduct and other processes involving the interpretation of legal provisions defining the role of Conciliator and conciliation practice. Marc was further appointed as Principal Conciliator with the Anti-Discrimination Commission in Queensland, where he had carriage of highly complex and media-sensitive matters, often involving body corporate schemes as a party. During his position as Senior Conciliator in the Residential Tenancies Authority and Conciliator at the Office of the Commissioner for Body Corporate and Community Management, Marc gained expert knowledge of the respective legislation administered by those bodies and remains an expert in the field of Alternative Dispute Resolution. In private practice, Marc has assisted parties in family and commercial mediations and negotiations since 2002 in represented and self-represented matters, and has developed a reputation for strong ethics, skill and professionalism, with a keen eye for assisting parties to arrive at resolutions that are lasting, sustainable, realistic, providing for time and cost savings to the standard litigation processes. Engage us to assist you in your matter. |
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HOW ARE
OUTCOMES ACHIEVED? |
We provide the parties with an environment which is conducive to achieving best outcomes by providing:
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ASSIST PARTIES |
FOR FAMILY DISPUTES - TO:
FOR COMMERCIAL DISPUTES - TO:
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MEDIATION
GUARANTEE |
Subject to the availability of the parties, you are guaranteed to commence mediation within 5 business days.
The process is simple, streamlined and flexible, and ensures maximal inclusiveness of the parties. |
WHY
MEDIATE? |
Mediation is:
- shuttle (parties in different rooms) - teleconference - Skype - mixed modes as required
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WHY
MEDIATE? |
Mediation is:
- shuttle (parties in different rooms) - teleconference - Skype - mixed modes as required
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COMMERCIAL
MEDIATION |
We also assist commercial parties to reach resolution on matters such as:
Whilst our mediators are not engaged to provide legal advice, as a number of our mediators are also legal practitioners, parties gain the benefit of a neutral third party intermediary that can view complex commercial disputes with a legal lens to assist parties to arrive at sustainable and realistic outcomes. We are completely capable of interfacing with legally represented and self-represented parties. |
FAMILY MEDIATION
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We assist parties in family disputes on matters such as:
Section 60I certificates (family mediations) Where a party is unable or unwilling to mediate, or the matter is deemed to be unsuitable for mediation, Our mediators are empowered to issue a section 60I Certificate to enable the matter to progress to the Family Court. When family mediation is not suitable Family mediation will be deemed not suitable where there is:
Where a matter is deemed to not be appropriate for mediation, We will issue a section 60I Certificate under the Family Law Act to reflect the circumstance. |