2010 CoRe Clinic Speaker Series VI - John Wade
"Systematic Risk Analysis for Negotiators and Litigators: How to Help Clients Make Better Decisions"
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Time: 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Location: Singleton Urquhart LLP
1200 - 925 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, B.C.Already a Member?
Attendance at the speaker series is
free for CoRe
members, $15 for others. Annual CoRe memberships may be purchased hereWhat is a risk analysis?
Why is such a document essential for any litigator or negotiator? Yet why are such documents so uncommon? This paper will address these questions and provide illustrations from litigation and mediation practice. Some precedent forms will also be included to assist in preparing risk analyses.
John Wade is a professor of law and director of the Dispute Resolution Centre at Bond University in Queensland, Australia. John is a practising lawyer and mediator on leave in Vancouver during 2010. He has published over 100 books and articles; conducted over 6000 hours of mediation; taught at Osgood, Manitoba, Calgary, Vermont, Pepperdine, SMU and Lyon law schools; and received multiple teaching awards including best law teacher in Australia. John's interests include his family, historical biographies and tennis.
Thank you to Singleton Urquhart LLP, sponsors of the CoRe Speaker Series. Light refreshments will be available.
The CoRe Conflict Resolution Clinic (CoRe) is a registered charity operating out of the Faculty
of Law at the University of British Columbia that offers low cost mediation services to the
community. Mediations are conducted by 2 mediators: one professional mentor
mediator and one student mediator who has completed mediation training.
