The UIA World Forum of Mediation Centres was created in 2001. Every nine months it brings together some of the best commercial mediation practitioners and officers of commercial mediation centres from around the world, together with lawyers, business managers, academics, trainers, and others interested in learning and sharing insights about the development and use of the mediation process. Usually there are participants from 15 to 20 or more countries in attendance, often from four or five continents, each bringing a different perspective on the use and development of mediation in their jurisdiction.
Whether you are from a place in which mediation already is readily accepted and integrated into the system of dispute resolution, or from one in which the “Dispute Resolution Revolution” is still in a not-yet-fully-accepted stage, there is something of value for you at the Forum. Each one is designed to enhance your knowledge about the mediation process, and to help you identify best practices as a mediator; both of which are accomplished through the various topics in the sessions, typically led by deeply-experienced mediators.
Equally, if not more, importantly, it also will provide you with ample opportunities to develop relationships and exchange insights on the development and use of mediation with colleagues from a multitude of different cultures around the world. That opportunity can have a profoundly beneficial impact on your professional expertise. To do so at one location is unique to an international event; and convening every nine months is unique to the Forum.
We are excited to have you join us for the 34th Forum in Sydney. It will be an unforgettable international event, and colleagues from around the world have already confirmed their participation. Since attendance at the sessions and lunch/dinner meals will be limited to the spaces available, be sure to register early so that you won’t miss out.
We look forward to seeing you in Sydney!
El programa de inscripción estará disponible pronto. Para más información o si está interesado en participar como ponente, no dude en contactarnos.
Fabienne VAN DER VLEUGEL | Co-President of the UIA World Forum of Mediation Centres, Attorney-Mediator Equanim, CIArb Accredited Mediator French Foreign Trade Advisor VDV Avocats, Associate Professor UGE, Serris, France |
Ross W. STODDARD, III | Co-President of the UIA World Forum of Mediation Centres, Attorney-Mediator, Dallas, TX, USA |
Alan L. LIMBURY | Managing Director, Strategic ResolutionCo-Founder of the LEADR-Resolution Institute, Woolloomooloo, Australia |
Dr Rosemary HOWELL | Strategic Action, Woolloomooloo, Australia |
Danielle HUTCHINSON | Director, Resolution Resources, Melbourne, Australia |
Emma-May LITCHFIELD | Workplace Facilitator, Department of Health Victoria, Melbourne, Australia |
Gary ULMAN | Former President of The Law Society of NSW and former Chair of Resolution Institute, Sydney, Australia |
Dennis WILSON | Barrister, Independent Mediator Arbitrator Adjudicator, Sydney, Australia |
The registration fees for the Forum are:
EUR 340 until July 31, 2025 included
EUR 390 from August 1, 202 onwards
EUR 180 STUDENT REGISTRATION (*)
(*) Reserved for students under 30 years old. Please send a copy of your student card to benefit from the special rate.
Fees include:
• Attendance at all working sessions
• Forum documentation
• Welcome cocktail on Thursday, September 4
• Coffee breaks on September 5 & 6
• Lunches on September 5 & 6
The dinners on Friday, September 5 and Saturday, September 6 are optional and at additional charge.
Please note that the number of places at the forum is limited. The organisers reserve the right to refuse registrations in the event of excess applications.
In order for your name to appear in the list of participants, which will be distributed during the Forum, your registration form must be received by on or before August 24. An updated electronic list will be sent by email to all participants after the Forum.
Every participant attending the forum will receive a “Certificate of Participation” at the end of the event that may be used to obtain “Credits” for “Continuing Legal Education” - “Continuing Professional Development” purposes, depending on national rules. For more information, please contact the UIA.
The working language will be English.
All cancellations will be subject to a 50% deduction and will have to be sent in writing, to be received by the Union Internationale des Avocats no later than August 5, 2025. No refund will be made for cancellations received after this date.
VISAS
Anyone who requires a visa invitation letter in order to attend the forum should register and pay their registration fees no later than August 5, 2025 to ensure there is enough time to obtain a visa.
All cancellations will be refunded in full, minus €50 to cover administrative costs, provided that the UIA has received the registration documents and total registration fees no later than August 5, 2025.
If you register after this date, only 50% of the amount paid minus €50 to cover administrative costs will be refunded for cancellations due to visa refusals.
All cancellations due to a visa refusal must be sent in writing and reach the UIA before the forum no later than August 28, 2025. Cancellations must be accompanied by a proof of visa refusal.
If your visa is issued after the forum date or if you do not have proof of visa refusal, you will not be entitled to a refund.
All registrations received by the Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA) along with the full payment of fees corresponding to the events selected will be confirmed in writing.
The UIA reserves the right to cancel or postpone the forum to a later date, change the forum venue and/or programme, make any corrections or modifications in the information published in the forum programme and cancel any invitation to participate in the forum, at any time and at their entire discretion, without having to provide any reasons.
Neither the UIA, nor any of its managers, employees, agents, members or representatives shall be held responsible for any loss or damage, of any nature, suffered (directly or indirectly) by a delegate, accompanying person or a third party following any cancellations, changes, postponements or modifications, except in case of death or personal injury due to gross negligence by the UIA.
The UIA strongly advises participants to subscribe to modifiable and/or refundable services, as well as to take out a cancelation insurance.
The contractual relations between the UIA and each participant (delegate or accompanying person) in relation to the forum are subject to French law and jurisdiction, to the exclusion of any other law. Paris is the city of jurisdiction.
FORMALITIES
It is the responsibility of participants to ensure compliance with police, customs and health formalities for their journey. Participants unable to take part in the forum because of their inability to take a flight or any other means of transportation due to being unable to provide the documents required (passport, visa, vaccination certificate, etc.) cannot claim any reimbursement.
FORCE MAJEURE
“Force majeure” means any events external to the parties, of both an unforeseeable and insurmountable nature that prevents either the client or the participants, or the agency or service providers involved in organising the forum, from executing all or part of the obligations provided for in the present agreement. By express agreement, “force majeure” includes but is not limited to a strike affecting the means of transport, hotel staff, air traffic controllers, an insurrection, a riot, an epidemic or pandemic, or any prohibition whatever decreed by Governmental or public authorities.
It is expressly agreed that for the parties, a case of force majeure would suspend the execution of their reciprocal obligations. At the same time, each of the parties shall bear the burden of all the expenses incumbent upon them, resulting from the case of force majeure.
HEALTH
The organisers decline any responsibility in case of any health problems existing prior to the forum that may lead to complications or be aggravated during the entire period of the stay, including but not limited to: pregnancy, cardio-vascular problems, any allergies, special diets, any disorders under treatment and not yet resolved on the day the forum starts, psychic or mental or depressive illness, etc. (Non exhaustive list).
Personal data collected is processed by the Union Internationale des Avocats, in its capacity as data controller. The data is used to manage registrations for events organised by the Union Internationale des Avocats.
In accordance with the applicable regulations, you have the right to access, rectify and delete your personal data, as well as the right to data portability. You may also withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal data at any time or request that such processing be restricted.
Finally, you have the right to specify instructions concerning the fate of your data in the event of your demise.
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