The road ahead for mediators includes online training

There was a significant moment for all family law practitioners earlier this month, with the publication of a road map for the operation of family courts over many months to come.

In 'The Road Ahead,' President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, says “there is now a bedrock of experience of remote working.” There certainly is.

As Sir Andrew points out, there are positive and negative elements involved, and you may recall in my previous article for Family Law, I set out some of the plusses and minuses as they relate to family mediators’ practice. 

It seems clear that, just as family courts will continue to operate online for the foreseeable future, so in large part will family mediation. Having gained wide experience in techniques which take advantage of the potential of video conference technology, experiencing and learning from some of the pitfalls along the way, our mediators have become adept at online delivery.

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