Melbourne Magistrates' Court Single List of External Mediators - SLEM Short biographical sketches of mediators not on the Victorian Bar or Law

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1 Melbourne Magistrates' Court Single List of External Mediators - SLEM Short biographical sketches of mediators not on the Victorian Bar or Law Institute of Victoria biographical sketches lists 30 March 2011

2 1. This list contains short biographical sketches of those mediators on the Court s Single List of External Mediators ( SLEM ) who are not on the biographical sketches lists of the Victorian Bar or Law Institute of Victoria and who have chosen to submit such sketches. 2. There are similar lists of short biographical sketches of SLEM barrister-mediators and of SLEM solicitormediators compiled by the Victorian Bar and the Law Institute of Victoria respectively. 3. The Victorian Bar and Law Institute of Victoria lists of SLEM barrister-mediators and solicitor-mediators short biographical sketches are hosted on the Victorian Bar and Law Institute of Victoria websites respectively with access by hyperlink on the Magistrates Court of Victoria SLEM webpage. 4. There is no single organisation to which those SLEM mediators who are not on the Victorian Bar or Law Institute of Victoria lists of SLEM mediators belong that could be asked to compile and host this third list of SLEM mediator short biographical sketches. The Victorian Bar has therefore, as a courtesy to the Court and in support of access to justice, taken responsibility for compiling and hosting this third list. 5. The Victorian Bar, and the Court in providing a link to this list, are simply making available what those mediators who have chosen to provide a short biographical sketch for inclusion in this list have said about themselves and about their experience and practice. Neither the Bar nor the Court has checked or verified that information. 6. The list is in alphabetical order by surname. The Victorian Bar Inc. Melbourne Magistrates' Court Single List of External Mediators Page 1

3 ELLIOTT, ALEXANDER P: E: W: Qualifications Admitted to the Legal Profession: 3 March 1975 Victorian Bar: Nationally Accredited Mediator Farm Debt Mediator Victoria Member NSW Law Society Mediators Panel Qualifications: LL.B (Melb) Professional Experience Alexander Elliott has experience as a barrister practising in both the civil and criminal jurisdictions. He is currently a director of a company producing legal training educational material for universities, TAFEs and secondary schools. In 2004 Alexander obtained a Certificate IV and teaches part time at TAFE. Alexander has extensive experience negotiating commercial disputes, insurance contracts and consumer contracts. He is a director of Law Vision Mediation and Facilitation Pty Ltd a company which provides mediators, facilitators and expert witnesses for both NSW and Victoria. Alexander s preferred location of practice is western Victoria. GERNER, FRANCESCA P: F: E: Francesca.Gerner@ccam.org.au W: Francesca has a Masters Degree in Conflict Resolution and a Vocational Graduate Diploma of Family Dispute Resolution. She is an accredited mediator under the Australian National Mediator Standards with the Australian Mediation Association and a registered Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner. Francesca is the Post Separation Services Manager for CatholicCare (CCAM. Francesca has the clinical practice brief across the post separations services including the work of the Family Relationship Centres. Francesca covers considerable territory across metropolitan Melbourne, Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo and Gippsland. After training in Law at Adelaide University (SA), Francesca obtained further qualifications in Information Technology, Communications and Marketing. After 20 years in the corporate sector, Francesca joined the nonprofit sector in dispute resolution. She regularly presents at conferences on a diverse range of topics and is both a contributor and multimedia editor of the Journal of Family Studies. Francesca s passion is making a difference for families caught up in the turmoil of transitions following separation. Wherever she can, she seeks to challenge practitioners to embrace best practices, to use multidisciplinary approaches, to ensure coherence and use integrative and innovative approaches in their work. The Victorian Bar Inc. Melbourne Magistrates' Court Single List of External Mediators Page 2

4 KING, CAROLYN P: (03) M: E: W: A: Level 4, 488 Bourke Street, Melbourne Victoria 3000 or DX 396 Melbourne Accredited Mediator under the National Mediator Accreditation System Accredited as a Practitioner Member by LEADR (Member No 09063) Master of Education (Research) ( University of Melbourne) Bachelor of Arts (University of Melbourne) Carolyn King is an Accredited Mediator under the National Mediator Accreditation System and has extensive experience and background in education and mediation. She is a former Executive Officer of an education peak body, and has worked in the education sector as an educator and manager for over 15 years. Carolyn also holds a Masters of Education by Research and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Melbourne, and is the author of a number of published learning resources. Carolyn has a wealth of expertise in educational issues, and practical experience in educational mediation. She has conducted a substantial number of mediations involving education issues, and has drafted grievance policies and procedures for educational institutions. Carolyn is an Accredited Member of LEADR (Association of Dispute Resolvers). LANE, LES P: E: les.lane@alethiamediation.comau W: Member Institution of Civil Engineers, UK 1979 Member Institute of Engineers, Australia Mediation Courses, University of Melbourne 1995 and Accredited Mediator 1995 Gazetted Mediator Department of Justice 1996 Advanced Mediator VCAT Bond University 2003 Advanced Mediator Accord Group 2008 Nationally Accredited Mediator January Les Lane has been an accredited mediator for some 16 years. In addition he is a member of LEADR, and VADR; is on several panels including a number of Lists at VCAT, Small Business Commissioner of Victoria, DSCV. National panels include, Office of the Franchise Mediation Adviser, Produce & Grocery Industry Ombudsman and the Horticultural Mediation Adviser. He has been involved in settlement negotiations over a wide range of areas for around 25 years: attained a Post Graduate Diploma in business and operates a private mediation practice The Victorian Bar Inc. Melbourne Magistrates' Court Single List of External Mediators Page 3

5 QUIGLEY, EUGENE Workplace Relations Consultant & Mediator Eugene Quigley is a consultant and mediator specialising in workplace relations. Eugene has an extensive work history in the workplace relations field. He has held senior industrial relations and human resources management positions in both the public and private sectors; in areas of Government Defence manufacturing, public transport and aviation. In more recent years, Eugene worked as a senior consultant with one of Australia s leading workplace relations consulting firms and as principal advisor workplace relations for a Federal Government industry regulatory agency. He is a graduate of the University of Melbourne and member of the Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators Australia. Eugene has been an accredited mediator since Eugene s consultancy specialises in workplace relations in the following areas: Mediation; Investigation of workplace complaints; Dispute resolution; Negotiation and bargaining; Workplace relations strategies; Advocacy; and Provision of advice regarding employment obligations ROBERTSON, EVELYN P: E: evelina@mediations.net.au Statutory position of Registrar, Civil Division, Tasmanian Magistrates Court: November 2004 March 2010 Court appointed mediator within the State of Tasmania, and Alternative Dispute Resolution Program Manager (Statewide) November 2004 March 2010 Nationally accredited mediator: 2009 Evelyn Robertson has been an accredited mediator for approximately seven years. In addition to her accreditation through the Magistrates Court in Tasmania, she is also a member of LEADR (Association of Dispute Resolvers) and has held national accreditation since Evelyn has facilitated mediations/conciliations in a wide range of disputes which include but are not limited to trade practices matters, landlord and tenant disputes (commercial and private), building and construction disputes, adjustment of interest in property under the Relationships Act, Antidiscrimination matters, partnership dissolvement, disputes of defective good and faulty workmanship under the Consumer Code. She has maintained a personal settlement rate of 90%. In 2010 Evelyn moved to country Victoria and has successfully facilitated several mediations in workplace disputes, commercial tenancies, farming partnership dissolvement and matters under the Relationships Act Statewide. She is also appointed by the Office of the Victorian Small Business Commissioner to the Panel of Dispute Resolution. The Victorian Bar Inc. Melbourne Magistrates' Court Single List of External Mediators Page 4

6 RUNDELL CA FCPA, JOHN P: E: W: Accountant admitted: 1984 International Mediation Panels: HKIAC-2004, ACICA-2011 Nationally Accredited Mediator: 2008 Qualifications: BE BEc, MBA, LLM, CA, FCPA, FHKICPA, FIAMA, FCIArb, GAICD John is an accredited mediator and practising chartered accountant for over 20 years, John regularly mediates in Australia and Hong-Kong in cases referred to Mediation by the High Court under PD31. He is a registered tax agent and sits on Civil and Administrative Tribunals. John is on the HK International Arbitration Centre mediation panel and became an accredited mediator in Australia in He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Fellow of the Institute of Arbitrators & Mediators Australia and graded Arbitrator; Fellow of the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration and panel mediator. He is appointed by the Institute of Chartered Accountants as Expert Determiner, Arbitrator and Mediator for financial/ commercial disputes. He has been a Supreme Court Expert Witness. He has extensive commercial and accounting experience gained over more than 30 years in industry and banking. He is a former partner of a global accounting firm working internationally. John specialises in appropriate dispute resolution with extensive mediation experience and extremely high resolution rate as Mediator. WELLS, ROSAMUND (ROS) Rosamund (Ros) Wells (B.Juris, LLB ) was admitted to practice in 1978 and worked as a solicitor until She worked in civil litigation, motor car accident property damage and personal injury for Plaintiffs and Defendants as well as in general insurance litigation. She has successfully completed the LEADR mediation and Bond University Advanced Mediation courses and has national accreditation. In June 2006 she accepted an appointment as Conciliation Officer with the Accident Compensation Conciliation Service. She conciliates disputes arising under the Accident Compensation Act The Victorian Bar Inc. Melbourne Magistrates' Court Single List of External Mediators Page 5