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Power To Mediate, Conciliate And Arbitrate

"The Bill also creates a commissioner for franchising, who would have the power to mediate, conciliate and arbitrate."

Medation Declined

"National Foods has declined a Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association offer to mediate."

Mediation Fails To End Costs Dispute

"A mediation session on Thursday has failed to resolve a dispute between the corporate regulator and the former One.Tel executive directors Jodee Rich and Mark Silbermann over legal costs."

Mediation Fails In $40m ASX Dispute

"A $40 million class action against the Australian Securities Exchange will go ahead after mediation failed to resolve a dispute over cancelled futures transactions."

Global Construction Group Signs Up Australian ADR

"United Kingdom-based global construction professional body, The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), and the Australian alternative dispute resolution organisation, the Institute of Arbitrators & Mediators Australia (IAMA), have signed an...

Centro Directors To Take On ASIC

"Mr Cooper yesterday urged the parties involved in the two separate shareholder class actions against Centro to return to the negotiating table after court-ordered mediation talks recently broke down. "I remain of the view that is is in the inte...

Native Title Claims Will Be Faster

"Native title claims are expected to be processed faster under new laws passed by parliament."

Breakthrough On Police Wage Deal

"Mr Scipione says the in principle agreement reached after discussions began in April represents a fair deal for police officers and an affordable outcome for the taxpayers of NSW."

ECBC, Union Representatives Meet With Conciliator

"Enterprise Cape Breton Corp. and the union representing its employees met with a conciliator Tuesday in an effort to resolve an impasse in contract negotiations.
Members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada Local 84200 — comprised of ...

Qantas And TWU To Mediate Over Strike Lawsuit

"The case was listed for directions in the Federal Court in Sydney today, but the airline's QC, Frank Parry, said the parties had agreed to try mediation."