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ADVANCED CERTIFICATE IN ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION 2012

The Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa (AFSA) offers you an opportunity to acquire or improve your skills in South Africa's ever expanding fields of arbitration, mediation and negotiation.

After completion, you will be qualified to negotiate, mediate and arbitrate and will be familiar with the principles and processes in conflict management and dispute resolution. This unique study course is a joint venture between the University of Pretoria and AFSA and is presented by South Africa's leading practitioners.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Legal practitioners, accountants, trade unions, human resources, psychologists, engineers, architects and labour practitioners, contract negotiators in all fields and business people.

CONTENT
The course consists of 4 compulsory modules and is a block release program.

Module 1: An introduction to conflict management and dispute resolution

• Understanding conflicts and disputes
• Understanding dispute resolution
• Dispute systems design

Presenter: Phil Cohen (14^th - 17^th May 2012)
Duration: 4 days

Module 2: Consensus building processes and skills

• Negotiation (dealt with during Module 1's block release)
• Mediation
• Chairing
• Facilitation

Presenter: Phil Cohen (21^st - 24 May^th 2012)
Duration: 4 days

Module 3: Arbitration

• The Arbitration Act
• Arbitration Agreements

Presenter: Charles Cohen, Michael Kuper SC (6^sh - 8^th June 2012)
Duration: 3 days

Module 4: Elective courses

You may choose one of the following:

• Divorce Mediation
  In the light of the new Children’s Act as well as the judgment in the matter of Brownlee vs Brownlee this course is a must for all family law practioners, social workers and psychologists. The course which is primarily based on role plays with feedback includes:
  • Techniques of divorce mediation
  • The best interests of the child
  • Parenting Plan
  • Function of the mediator
  • Agreement to Mediate and the intake session
  • Issues regarding the children
  • Maintenance
  • Division of assets
  • Memorandum of Understanding

Presenter: Charles Cohen (30^th July - 3^rd August 2012)
Duration: 5 days

• Arbitration in the Construction Industry
  • The character of the disputes
  • Conditions precedent
  • Dispute adjudication boards
  • ICC and the protocol-recommendations
  • Case management- UNCITRAL guidelines
  • Collation and presentation of evidence
  • The taking of evidence

Presenter: Patrick Lane, SC (TBC)
Duration: 3 days

• International Commercial Arbitration
  • Essential aspects of international commercial dispute resolution (cross-border disputes).
  • Including the history and development of such arbitral process with reference to international conventions and function of international arbitral tribunals.
  • An essential introduction for persons and legal practitioners advising or dealing with foreign investment, international trade, franchises and joint ventures.

Presenters: Michael Katz; Michael Kuper SC; Gilbert Marcus SC and Philip Punwar (Barrister) (5^th - 7^th September 2012)(Provisionally Booked)
Duration: 3 days

• Labour Arbitration
  • The labour dispute resolution system
  • Disputes and related processes
  • The law concerning typical issues for mediation/conciliation
  • The law concerning typical issues for arbitration

Presenter: Zarina Walele (2^nd - 4^th July 2012)
Duration: 3 days

EVALUATION

Assessment of modules will include:

• role plays with feedback
• give an indication of what the outcomes are
  
• writing mock agreements, orders, reports, awards
• examinations/assignments

COST

The course is R30 780.00 (including VAT). There are preferential rates for AFSA Founding Members. The registration fee is reduced by 10% for three or more delegates from the same company if booked at the same time.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For further information contact Selina Tshabalala at telephone number (011) 320 0600 or fax (011) 320 0533 or e-mail selina@arbitration.co.za

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Registration will be treated on a first-come-first-served basis.