Roebuck Lecture: Mandating Mediation - The Digital Solution
Roebuck Lecture will be delivered by The Rt. Hon Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls.
The Roebuck Lecture, now in its 12th year, is named after Professor Derek Roebuck MCIArb and celebrates the very significant contribution he has made to the Institute over the years, principally as Editor of Arbitration: The International Journal of Arbitration, Mediation and Dispute Management.
Sir Geoffrey Vos will deliver his lecture titled Mandating Mediation - The Digital Solution. Sir Geoffrey Vos was appointed Master of the Rolls and Head of Civil Justice in England and Wales on 11 January 2021. In addition to being President of the Court of Appeal’s Civil Division, the Master of the Rolls is chair of both the Civil Justice Council and the Civil Procedure Rule Committee. His office’s historical responsibility for records of national importance continues today in his chairmanship of the Advisory Council on National Records and Archives and of the Forum on Historical Manuscripts and Academic Research. As a member of the LawtechUK Panel and as chairman of its UK Jurisdiction Taskforce, he contributes to the government-backed initiative supporting the technological transformation of the UK legal sector.
Mediation is already mandated in many jurisdictions. However, there is no standardised approach as to how mandated mediation can and should work globally. As discussions about how mandated mediation continue to unfold around the world, Sir Geoffrey will explore how digital technologies could pave the way towards mainstream adoption of mediation, what is required of mediators to facilitate that change and how such changes will impact on practice.
The Roebuck Lecture will be delivered in-person at CIArb Headquarters in London and streamed live for our global audience. Register to join us in-person or online.
This lecture takes place each summer and is one of the highlights of CIArb's events calendar. This event is open to practicing lawyers, arbitrators, mediators, barristers, corporate counsel, business professionals, students with interest in ADR and academics from around the world. CIArb extends the online live viewing of this year’s Roebuck Lecture to the whole ADR community worldwide, complimentary.
Agenda:
6:00pm Welcome address from Catherine Dixon, Director General of CIArb
6:10pm Lecture delivered by Rt. Hon Sir Geoffrey Vos
7:00pm Q&A moderated by Jane Gunn, President of CIArb
This event will be broadcasted live online at 6.00pm GMT+1 (UK time), please check your local time zone. Questions will be taken in person and via livestream chat.