The contribution of British Columbia's mediation community to the development of conflict resolution in the province has been impressive. On this page are some of the many articles and papers which have been written by members of the community. If you have produced an article or presented a paper on conflict resolution which you believe should be included on this page, please contact us. A list of On-Line Readings and Resources for Mediators is also available on this site.

Articles from the following authors appear on this page. Authors who are members of the Society's Civil and/or Family Roster have been highlighted with an asterisk (*).

1. B.C. Mediator Roster Society
2. Joy Ann (Joan) Braun*
3. Michelle Cameron
4. Sally Campbell*
5. Civil Justice Reform Working Group, BC Justice Review Task Force
6. Family Justice Reform Working Group, BC Justice Review Task Force
7. Bob Finlay*
8. Michael Fogel
9. Kenneth J. Glasner, Q.C.*
10. Terry Harris*
11. Arlene Henry, Q.C.*
12. John Kleefeld*
13. Patricia Lane*
14. M. Jerry McHale, Q.C.
15. Jane Morley, Q.C.*
16. Catherine Morris*
17. Howard Nemtin*
18. Geoff Plant, Q.C.
19. Wayne Plenert*
20. John Sanderson, Q.C.*
21. Alan Schapiro*
22. University of British Columbia, Dispute Resolution CURA Research Projects
23. Arny Wise*
24. Thomas S. Woods
25. Deborah Lynn Zutter*

B.C. Mediator Roster Society:

• Safety Screening in Family Mediation (PDF)   (Prepared by Colleen Getz, C.A. Walker & Associates, Victoria, January 2008)



• Closing the Distance with Technology: Report on Phase 1 of the Technology-Assisted Family Mediation Project (PDF)   (Prepared by Colleen Getz, C.A. Walker & Associates, Victoria, December 2007)



• Accommodating People with Disabilities: A Reference Guide for Mediations

Joy Anne (Joan) Braun:*

• Child Protection Mediation: Mediator Stategies for Managing the Process (PDF)   (Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a degree of Master of Social Work in the Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of British Columbia, September 2007)

Michelle Cameron:

• Literature Review: Alternate Dispute Resolution: Aboriginal Models and Practices (PDF)   (Prepared for Ministry of Children and Family Development, Vancouver Coastal Region, July 2006)

Sally Campbell:*

• Singing up the Sacred:  Aboriginal Communities Train the Trainer in B.C. (PDF)  (Presented at "The First Annual B.C. Symposium on Conflict Resolution" at the Wosk Centre for Dialogue in Vancouver, April 2003)

Civil Justice Reform Working Group, BC Justice Review Task Force:

• Discussion papers relating to civil justice reform, prepared for the Civil Justice Reform Working Group

Family Justice Reform Working Group, BC Justice Review Task Force:

• Research and reports relating to family law disputes, commissioned by the Family Justice Reform Working Goup

Bob Finlay:*

• Accommodating Mediation Participants with Mental Health and Addiction Issues (PDF) (Appeared in "The Roster Report", Issue 15, March 2007)
  

Michael Fogel:

• The Myth of Litigation: Building a System of Dispute Resolution..And Doing What Makes Sense (PDF)

Kenneth J. Glasner, Q.C.:*

• Contract Disputes:  Alternative Dispute Resolution

Terry Harris:*

• Deborah Tannen:  Successful Marketer or Insightful Guru (PDF)  (Paper prepared for Peace & Conflict Studies communications course, Royal Roads University, 2003)

Arlene Henry, Q.C.:*

• Mediating Child Protection Disputes - A Canadian Perspective:  Are We Leaving Room for the Child at the Table? (PDF)  (Presented at the Fourth World Congress on Family Law and Children's Rights, held in Cape Town, South Africa, on March 20-23, 2005. A version of the paper also appeared in "The Advocate", Vol. 63, Part 6, November 2005.)

John C. Kleefeld:*

• ADR and Professional Regulation (PDF)  (Appeared in "Self-Governing Professions: Regulatory Issues", Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; June 2001.)
  
  
• Mediation by Regulation:  The British Columbia Experience (PDF)  (with Thomas S. Woods)  (Appeared in "The Expert and Dispute Resolver", Vol. 9, No. 1, Spring 2004.)
  
  
• Resolving Mass Wrongs:  A Command-Consensus Perspective (PDF)  (with Anila Srivastava)  (Appeared in "Queen's Law Journal", Vol. 30, No. 2, Spring 2005)

Patricia Lane:*

• Mediation: What's New? (PDF)  (Appeared in "The Advocate", Vol. 54, Part 2, March 1996.)
  
  
• Effective Risk Assessment - Towards Informed Consent (PDF)  (Presented at the Continuing Legal Education of BC's Seminar, "Lawyer as Problem Solver", May 16, 2006)
  
  
• The Use of Settlement Counsel (PDF)  (May 2006)

M. Jerry McHale, Q.C. (Assistant Deputy Minister, Justice Services, Ministry of Attorney General):

• Child Protection Mediation in British Columbia (PDF)  (Originally prepared by M. Jerry McHale, Q.C., and Irene Robertson. Updated by Andrea Clarke, with contributions by Arlene Henry, Q.C. Ministry of Attorney General, Province of British Columbia, Justice Services Branch, Dispute Resolution Office, November 2006)
  
  
• The Role of Government Policy in Shaping DR Futures in B.C. (PDF)  (Presented at "The First Annual B.C. Symposium on Conflict Resolution" at the Wosk Centre for Dialogue in Vancouver, April 2003)
  
  
• Hazards and Pitfalls: Avoiding Mediator Liability (PDF)  (Presented at the Continuing Legal Education Society of B.C.'s "ADR and Collaborative Law Conference" in Vancouver, April 2004)

Jane Morley, Q.C.:*

• How Family Law Practitioners Can Stop Worrying and Learn to Love Mediation (PDF)   (Prepared for the B.C. Continuing Legal Education (CLE) publication - "Family Law Conference", 1999)
  
  
• The Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Collective Agreement Disputes (PDF)   (Prepared for the B.C. Continuing Legal Education (CLE) publication - "Labour Arbitrations", 1998)
  
  
• Additional articles

Catherine Morris:*

• Creation of a Credible and Accessible Family Mediator Roster in British Columbia:   Barriers and Policy Options for Effective Family Dispute Resolution  (Submitted to the Board of Directors of the B.C. Mediator Roster Society, October 2004)
  
  
• Legal Consequences of Apologies in Canada   (Draft working paper presented October 3, 2003, Dunsmuir Lodge, University of Victoria, at a workshop on "Apologies, Non-Apologies, and Conflict Resolution")

Howard Nemtin:*

• Communities in Cooperation: A Guide to Alternative Dispute Resolution for First Nations & Local Governments in British Columbia  (Prepared for the First Nations Summit and Union of British Columbia Municipalities)

Geoff Plant, Q.C. (Former Attorney General of B.C.):

• Innovation and Conflict Resolution in the Civil Justice System (PDF)  (Presented at "The First Annual B.C. Symposium on Conflict Resolution" at the Wosk Centre for Dialogue in Vancouver, April 2003)

Wayne Plenert:*

• Transformation in Criminal and Personal Injury ADR:   If They Can't Come, They Won't Be Transformed (PDF)   (Paper presented for the core course, part-time LL.M. in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Osgoode Hall Law School, January 2001)
  
  
• Evaluation or Facilitation in Personal Injury Mediation (PDF)   (Paper presented for the core course, part-time LL.M. in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Osgoode Hall Law School, April 2001)
  
  
• Personal Injury Mediation: A Clash of Two Systems (PDF)   (Paper presented for the major research paper, part-time LL.M. in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Osgoode Hall Law School, April 2002)

John Sanderson, Q.C.:*

• ADR - A Discussion Paper (PDF)  (February 2, 2006)

Alan Schapiro:*

• Mediation: An Affordable Alternative to Litigation   (Appeared in the November 1997 edition of "Canadian Property Management Magazine" [B.C. Edition])
  
  
• Preparing for Mediation: How You Can Maximize Your Gains by Understanding the Process   (Appeared in the September 1998 edition of "Canadian Property Management Magazine" [B.C. Edition])
  
  
• Preparing for Mediation: Learn to be Flexible and Accommodating without Giving up Ground   (Appeared in the October 1998 edition of "Canadian Property Management Magazine" [B.C. Edition])

University of British Columbia, Dispute Resolution CURA Research Projects:

• Various publications have been produced as a result of research projects by DR CURA on dispute resolution in: construction, family, human rights, personal injury, small claims, and sociology. The publications are posted on the UBC, Faculty of Law, website at: http://www.law.ubc.ca/drcura/index.html.

Arny Wise:*

• Civilizing Civil Actions (PDF)   (Appeared in the May 1999 edition of "Canadian Architect")

Thomas S. Woods:

• Costs Sanctions for Unreasonable Refusal to Mediate: Coming to a Courthouse Near You? (PDF)   (2006 31 Adv. Q. 393)

Deborah Lynn Zutter:*

• Review of Deborah Lynn Zutter's Book, "Preparing for Mediation: A Dispute Resolution Guide", Second Edition (PDF) by Peggy English.
  
  
• What's Special About Family Mediation? Surely any mediator - or lawyer - can mediate family disputes!(PDF)   (Appeared in "The Roster Report", Issue 15, March 2007)
  
  
• How Do You Prepare for "Yes"?: A Study of the Effectiveness of Pre-Mediation Activities   (Master of Laws Thesis, Bond University School of Law, June 2003)
  
  
• Why Do Some Settle Before Mediation?   (Appeared in "The Lawyers Weekly", January 2003)
  
  
• Challenging Observations in Brisbane   (Appeared in "Resolve", Winter-Spring 2002/2003)
  
  
• Additional articles