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(This Webinar is organised by Hong Kong Mediation Council Limited ("HKMC")- a wholly owned subsidiary of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre)
Whereas Equity has always sought to achieve justice beyond the strict requirements of the law, modern mediation aims to help parties to achieve a resolution they deem acceptable. Whilst seeing equity and modern mediation as forms of individualised justice is not new, there are characteristics which may suggest that mediation can be equity's heir in offering a new forum for equitable type redress and even novel remedies where none exist in equity.
This Webinar will consider if mediation can function as heir to equity, by examining the nature of mediation, and the foundations of equity. In addition, the similarities and differences will be discussed to see if there are any areas of convergence. Lastly the talk will propose if there are ways in which mediation could be said to be extending equity's mission of creating new remedies.
The Webinar will be run in English via Zoom.
CPD: 1 Point (HKIAC)
(CPD Accreditation pending from HKMAAL and the Law Society of Hong Kong)
Speaker & Moderator
Sala works full-time as a mediator focusing on families in Hong Kong. She is an accredited mediator (Australia NMAS) (USA FINRA) (Hong Kong HKMAAL/HKIAC) (UK CEDR). She teaches as an adjunct associate professor at HKU in the LLM ADR Programme (Financial Dispute Resolution / Family Mediation). Sala originally qualified as a solicitor in the UK (1995) and HK (1996). She attended the University of Bristol (LLB Hons) and Pepperdine University (LLM).
Sala’s publications include:
• Mediation in Hong Kong: Law and Practice co-authored with Christopher To, James Chiu (CCH Hong Kong) (1st edition June 2014) (2nd edition in 2022)
• Reforming Hong Kong’s Child & Family Justice System co-edited with Anne Scully-Hill and Katherine Lynch, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press (November 2016)
• The International Survey of Family Law 2018, (Intersentia), Hong Kong contributor Chapter 11
Jacky Lai
Barrister-at-Law at Ice House Chambers
Jacky is the Moderator at this Webinar.
Jacky has served as a mediator in hundreds of cases. He is Head Trainer and Chief Assessor for TQUK/ Ofqual mediation course and Assistant Trainer of HKMAAL 40-hour curriculum, HKCAAVQ Mediation Subject Expert and ICC International Mediation Competition Coach and Judge, Professional Mediator on many mediation panels and mentor mediator for JMHO. He is a Committee Member of HKMC.
