Dispute Resolution Office

Research and Publications

Information Bulletins

• Agreement to Mediate
• Collaborative Law
• Court Mediation Program
• Dispute Resolution Office
• Dispute Resolution in the Public Sector: The Administrative Context
• Dispute Resolution Terminology
• Family Mediation
• Guiding Principles For Consensus Processes
• Mediation in Child Protection Cases (Child, Family and Community Service Act)
• Mediator Roster
• Notice to Mediate (Family) Regulation
• Notice to Mediate (General) Regulation
• Notice to Mediate (Motor Vehicle) Regulation
• Notice To Mediate (Residential Construction) Regulation
• Parenting After Separation Program: Mandatory Attendance
• Preparing for Mediation as Legal Counsel
• Programs and Initiatives
• Selecting A Mediator
• The Dispute Resolution Series
• The Mediation Process
• Why Mediate?
• When To Mediate?

Mediation Statutes and Regulations

• List of BC mediation statutes and regulations [PDF]

Guides

• Instruction Guide for Mediators: Rule 7.3, Notice to Mediate for Claims Between $10 000 and $25 000
• Reaching Resolution: A Guide to Designing Public Sector Dispute Resolution Systems [PDF]

Evaluation Reports

• Evaluation of the Family Mediation Practicum Project [PDF] June 2005
• Evaluation of the Surrey Court Project: Facilitated Planning Meeting Final Report [PDF] November 2003
• Evaluation of the Surrey Court Project: Facilitated Planning Meeting Interim Report [PDF] June 17 2002
• The Jericho Individual Compensation Program: A Unique Response to Institutional Sexual Abuse. The Final Report of the Compensation Panel - Jane Morley, Q.C. [PDF] September 2001
• Mandatory Parenting After Separation Pilot: Final Evaluation Report [PDF] October 2000
• Notice To Mediate Regulation under the Insurance (Motor Vehicle) Act [PDF] June 1999
• Court Mediation Practicum Project as a Training Program [PDF] March 1999
  

Children and Separation and Divorce

• Children's Programs on Divorce and Separation - Report [PDF]
• The Involvement of Children in Divorce and Custody Mediation: A Literature Review [PDF]

Comprehensive Child Support Services Pilot Project

• Formative Evaluation Summary [PDF]
• Formative Evaluation - Final Report [PDF]

Family Justice Registry (Rule 5) Pilot Project

• Evaluation - Summary [PDF]
• Evaluation - Final Report [PDF]
• Evaluation - Addenda [PDF]

Consultation Papers

• Expropriation Act Amendments Consultation Paper [PDF] (June 2006)
• Notice to Mediate (Family) Consultation Paper [PDF] (January 2004)

Other Reports

• Report of the Civil Justice Reform Working Group to
  the Justice Review Task Force [PDF] (November 2006)
  • News Release [PDF]
  • Backgrounder [PDF]
• B.C. Tribunal Dispute Resolution Needs Assessment Project: Initial Research & Preliminary Assessment [PDF] (March 2006)
• Discussion Paper on Apology Legislation [PDF] (January 2006)
• Working Group Releases Report on Family Justice System ~ Media Release from June 9, 2005
• A New Justice System for Families and Children: Report of the Family Justice Reform Working Group to the Justice Review Task Force [PDF]
• Is “Defensive Practice” by Lawyers an Obstacle for Access to the Courts? [PDF]

Dispute Resolution Papers

• The Role of Government Policy in Shaping DR Futures in BC [PDF]
• Innovation and Conflict Resolution in the Civil Justice System [PDF]

Manuals

• Child Protection Mediation Evaluation Framework [PDF]