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The Hong Kong Mediation Council (HKMC) intends to host a series of webinars under different topics in order to update the knowledge of mediators and hone their practical skills. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the seminars will not be held physically but conducted online via ZOOM.
This Webinar will be delivered in English and panel speakers will discuss and share their experiences in conducting mediation online. The discussions will cover the following topics:
- Some protocol and ground rules (this may include security and etiquette issues);
- Preparing for an online mediation from start to finish;
- What a mediator should do at the pre-mediation stage/communication with the parties and lawyers;
- Complications that a mediator, lawyers and parties may encounter at the start of the on-line process;
- Things to watch out on the mediation day; and
- The execution of documents
A sequel on this topic focusing on technical online skills is planned June 2020.
Agenda:
12:30: Participants start checking-in to the Webinar
12:45: Webinar starts
12:46: Discussions and Sharings by Panel Speakers, with reference to few PPT slides
13:45: Questions and Answers session
14:00: Webinar ends
The target audience is general mediators and legal practitioners including in-house counsels.
CPD: 1 Point (HKIAC)
(CPD Accreditation pending from HKMAAL and the Law Society of Hong Kong)
There will be a short quiz at the conclusion of the Webinar in the form of multiple choice questions on the content of the Webinar. The satisfactory completion of the multiple choice questions will serve as an actual proof of attendance in compliance with the requirements from CPD awarding bodies.
Speakers
Christopher
To
Immediate Past Chairman, HKMC
Christopher is an independent mediator, adjudicator and arbitrator who is on the panels of various leading global alternative dispute resolution bodies. He has arbitrated and adjudicated a variety of international cases involving both ad-hoc and institutional arbitrations and adjudications, and has mediated many international and domestic cases to date. After joining the Bar, he has represented clients in a variety of arbitrations as counsel.
Christopher has written a variety of articles and publications in the areas of arbitration, adjudication, mediation, corporate governance and internet domain names and continues to write in these areas.
As former Secretary-General of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, he managed to elevate Hong Kong’s status as the regional dispute resolution hub of Asia by increasing the number of international dispute cases being referred to Hong Kong for amiable resolution as well as creating the Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre, a body that has gain international prominence within the dot.com community as a reliable, trustworthy, independent and reputable entity that manages domain name disputes. Prior to joining the Bar, he was the inaugural Executive Director of the Construction Industry Council, a position he held for 8 years, to which a variety of prominent achievements were made, including the renowned “Zero Carbon Building” an icon of the Build Environment that has been recognized globally.
Christopher has a board practice and accepts instructions in all areas of work with emphasis on arbitration, adjudication and mediation.
Jody Sin
Vice-Chairperson, HKMC
Jody is currently the Vice-Chairperson of HKMC. She is an accredited mediator of HKMAAL, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) and Hong Kong Law Society, an IMI Certified Mediator and a Distinguished Fellow of International Academy of Mediators. She has been awarded the Weinstein JAMS International Fellowship in 2019. She has substantial experience in mediating disputes of different nature, from commercial, employment, shareholder to insurance disputes. She is a seasoned trainer and teacher of mediation courses.
Ronald Sum
Committee Member, HKMC
Ronald is qualified as a solicitor in Hong Kong, England and Wales and Australia. He is the immediate past chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce: Arbitration and ADR Sub-Committee. Ronald is also an accredited mediator of HKMAAL, CIETAC and the Law Society of Hong Kong. Ronald has recently be appointed as an Investor State Mediator under the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA). Ronald is on the Hong Kong Steering Committee on Mediation.