Following our previous two pilot episodes,the See You Out Of Court podcast now goes into regular broadcast. Initiall, y monthly episodes but with occasional special extra episodes.  

See you out of court is about developments in processes to resolve disputes without the cost, delay and stress of the court. In this episode, Graham Ross interviews three leaders in the field - Laura Keily of IM Mediation in Australia, leading the way, not just in Austraila but now internationally, in online mediation , Rimantas Simaitis  , lawyer, arbitrator and mediator from Lithuania and Damian Croker of ODR Plat, a comprehensive online dispute resolution platform .Keep subscribed to keep in touch about this fast growing field. 

With lockdowns around the world, mediators are turning to video conferencing to enable them to continue with their casework. But with security issues concerning the most popular platform, Zoom, and a Canadian University research unit warning against use of Zoom for confidential matters (and thus mediation) until changes have been made, big decisions have to be taken. In this episode, Graham Ross  takes a first look at what is likely to be a regular focus for at least a few weeks as well as interviews with leading mediators, Roger Levitt on co-mediation (where two mediators conduct the case) and Diana Wallis on the sensitive subject of compulsory mediation. 

Welcome to the first episode of  "See You Out Of Court", a brand spanking new podcast focusing on new ways to resolve disputes without burning vast amounts of money through the courts.

Following this podcast will inform you of all the options  to resolve disputes without going to court, whether  mediation, arbitration, adjudication, ombudsmen schemes and ,importantly, by the parties themselves.

One theme throughout this podcast will be how technology is designing and offering more effective, practical, speedier  less costly and therefore more accessible ways to resolve disputes and in this way to experience justice. 

Each podcast will feature new developments with interviews with experts in the field. It will be of interest to mediators, arbitrators, lawyers, any organisation such as insurance companies or others who deal with claims and disputes and of course the general public.

My Name is  Graham Ross  I am a lawyer and Mediator. I am also someone who has been heavily involved in technology developments in ADR, known as Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) for over 20 years. I am a Fellow of The National Center for Technology and Dispute Resolution at the University of Massachusetts  and a Council Member of the International Council For Online Dispute Resolution, both the recognized leading organisations in the field. I also run a mediator panel at www.SeeYouOutOfCourt.com

Each episode will  contain news on ADR as well as interviews with experts in the field. In this episode you will hear interviews with various people I bumped into at the 19th International Forum on Online Dispute Resolution that took place in Williamsburg, Virginia USA in October 2019., being:-

* Colin Rule - former Head of ODR at eBay and PayPal and now with Tyler Technologies Inc , a leading provider of technology to the courts; 

* Orna Rabinowitz-Einey, Professor of Law at Haifa University,Israel, and co-author (with Professor Ethan Katsh) of "Digital Justice - Technology and the Internet of Disputes."

* Jim Melamed, Founder and Head of Mediate.com the leading online resource and community for mediation.