Mediation and Disputes Resolution Library

"WHO PAYS THE PIPER DOESN’T NECESSARILY CALL THE TUNE: THE PERMIT AND ENFORCEMENT PROCESS UNDER THE BUILDING ACT 1993"

By Justin Cotton, Partner, and head of Practitioner Advocacy at Lovegrove Solicitors

"Virtues & the Limitations of Mediation"

By Professor Lovegrove of Lovegrove Solicitors & Conjoint Professor University of New Castle

"Dispute Resolution - SWOT Analysis on the Different Models and Dispute Resolution Institutions"
- Written by Kim Lovegrove, 24th November 2010.

'The Rise of a "Trigger Happy" Litigious Culture'
Written by Kim Lovegrove. Published in The Australian, Thursday 4 November 2004.

'Damage Control and the Commercial Imperative'
Papers written by Kim Lovegrove, Miro Djuric and Andrew Lord, presented at the 2008 Finsia Breakfast seminar.

'Divide and Conquer Rules in Body-Corporate Disputes'
Published in The Australian, Thursday 17 February 2005.

'A Fast Track to Payment? The Security of Payment Act and Whether It's Right For You'
Written by Miro Djuric and Justin Cotton.

"Pleading the Fifth... How Far-reaching is the Duty to Cooperate with a Building Commission Inquiry?" - Written by Justin Cotton, dated 19 November 2010.

'Building Disputes and How to Give Them a Wide Berth' Published 21 September 1996.

"Say You Want a Resolution" Published Saturday 24 July 2004.

"Talks Avert Costly Court Battle" Published Tuesday 28 August 2006.

"How to Resolve a Dispute and Cut the Acrimony"
Written by Kim Lovegrove, published in the Building Today Magazine, August 1992.

"Mediation or Litigation?"
Written by Kim Lovegrove, Published in The Insurance Brokers, April/May 1993.

"Freedom from Excessive Formality"
Written by Justin Cotton dated May 2010

"Security of Payment - Issues to Consider"
Seminar paper written and presented by Miro Djuric.

"A Fast Track to Payment? The Security of Payment Act and Whether Its Right For You"
Written by Miro Djuric and Justin Cotton.

"Security of Payment Deadlines Trump 'Undue Technicality' at the County Court"
Written by Justin Cotton dated October 2010

"Dispute Resolution and the VCAT"
Seminar paper written by Lovegrove Solicitors and presented by John Perry on 30 June 2010.

"Partnership Disputes, Conflict Resolution, Partnership Agreements" - Written by Kim Lovegrove, dated 18th March 2011.

Can Mediators be Sued?

By Kim Lovegrove- “Dispute Resolution – Comparative Analyses on the Different Theatres of Dispute Resolution”

Mediation/Processes; Virtues & Shortcomings

By Kim Lovegrove - “Dispute Resolution – Comparative Analyses on the Different Theatres of Dispute Resolution”

Mediation of Limited Benefit in Planning Disputes

By Kim Lovegrove - “Dispute Resolution – Comparative Analyses on the Different Theatres of Dispute Resolution”