LEGAL306-22B (HAM)

Dispute Resolution

15 Points

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Te Piringa - Faculty of Law

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Convenor(s)

Sam Campbell

Sam Campbell
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N.5.22
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sam.campbell@waikato.ac.nz

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Katrina Werahiko

Katrina Werahiko
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Sue Wardill

Sue Wardill
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Paper Description

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An introduction to current and developing dispute resolution techniques. Students are exposed to the theory, general principles and practical dimensions and application of client interviewing, negotiation, mediation, arbitration, adjudication.
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Paper Structure

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This is a B Trimester paper. The teaching component comprises one (1) two hour lecture per week. In addition, there will be two weeks, commencing in Week 3, in which students must attend a two hour Workshop. The Weeks of the workshops are:

Workshop 1: negotiation - Week 3

Workshop 2: negotiation - Week 4

Details of the Workshop streams that students can sign up for are given below and the dates and times of specific Workshops are set out in the weekly schedule of activities that can be accessed via the online timetable for this paper.

This paper has been designated as a work-integrated learning paper 'WIL'. To satisfy University requirements for a WIL paper the paper must include a practical component. The practical components for this paper are the negotiation workshops and negotiation assessment. As students will appreciate, it is preferable for students to attend the negotiation workshops and negotiation assessments in person. Accordingly, there is reasonable flexibility with the availability of the workshops and a wide range of times including after hours will be made for the negotiation assessment. Zoom negotiation workshops will be available. Arrangements will be made for students unable to participate in face-to-face negotiation assessments to complete the assessment online.

Your Lecturer will provide more detail about the sign-up process in class. If you have any queries concerning the sign-up process for the negotiation workshops and practical negotiation assessments, please contact your Lecturer.



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Learning Outcomes

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Students who successfully complete the paper should be able to:

  • Demonstrate an understanding of the wide range of processes available to resolve legal disputes;
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  • Demonstrate an understanding of the practical skills in negotiation;
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  • Assess and problem solve in a practical legal context;
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  • Show an understanding of the theoretical dimensions of dispute resolution processes;
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  • Demonstrate an understanding of the Māori dispute resolution processes.
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Assessment

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For the practical negotiation assessment, students must sign up prior to the commencement of the particular assessment. Students who do not sign up by the required date may forfeit their mark for that assessment. Sign-up instructions will be provided at the lecture and by notice uploaded to Moodle.

If you wish to record the negotiation assessment you may do so by bringing your own recording device, provided that you obtain the consent of the other students participating in the assessment. For the purposes of a review of mark, you must be able to provide evidence of the time, date and place of the recording you are submitting. It will not be possible to conduct a review of any practical assessment unless it has been recorded and such evidence is provided.

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Assessment Components

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The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0. There is no final exam. The final exam makes up 0% of the overall mark.

The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0 or 0:0, whichever is more favourable for the student. The final exam makes up either 0% or 0% of the overall mark.

Component DescriptionDue Date TimePercentage of overall markSubmission MethodCompulsory
1. NEGOTIATION FILE NOTE
15 Aug 2022
No set time
20
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
2. NEGOTIATION
15 Aug 2022
No set time
30
  • Presentation: In Class
3. ONLINE MEDIATION TEST
23 Sep 2022
12:00 PM
20
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
4. FINAL ONLINE TEST
21 Oct 2022
5:00 PM
30
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Assessment Total:     100    
Failing to complete a compulsory assessment component of a paper will result in an IC grade
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Required and Recommended Readings

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Required Readings

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All law students are required to purchase, for use in all law papers, a copy of Coppard, McLay, Murray and Orpin-Dowell, New Zealand Law Style Guide, 3rd edition, Thomson Reuters (2018). This is available from Bennetts, at an approximate price of $37 including GST.

NB The New Zealand Law Style Guide has launched a blog which you can visit here: http://nzlawstyleguide.wordpress.com/. The blog is run by the Style Guide’s editorial team. It aims to provide posts that are helpful for Style Guide users. It will include news and updates as well as clarifications, corrections and examples. The blog includes a form to submit for topics and questions. Access to the Style Guide is available through the link via the contents page and/or the index.

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Recommended Readings

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NB There are no required readings for this course, but the below highly recommended and recommended readings will help you to improve your performance in your practical assessments and end of year test, should you choose to read them. Getting to Yes has been particularly helpful to previous national and international competition winners in Negotiation, so if you are struggling with that topic, please consider picking this book up.

Highly Recommended Reading

Peter Spiller (ed) Dispute Resolution in New Zealand (2nd ed)(Oxford University Press, Auckland, 2007).

Recommended Reading

  1. Ray Fells Effective Negotiation from research to results (3rd ed Cambridge University Press, Melbourne, 2016)
  2. L Boulle, V. Goldblatt & P. Green Mediation Skills and Strategies (LexisNexis, Wellington, 2015)
  3. Fisher, R. Ury, W. & Patton, B. Getting to Yes: Negotiating an agreement without giving in (3rd ed) (Penguin Group, USA, 2011)
  4. Sir Bruce Robertson (Ed) Introduction to Advocacy (3rd ed New Zealand Law Society, Wellington, 2014)
  5. Phillip Green (ed) Green & Hunt on Arbitration Law & Practice (looseleaf ed)(Thomson Brookers, Wellington, 2006)

Further readings may be provided on the Waikato Reading List for the paper and the paper’s Moodle site. Any such material, and all lecture material, is provided on the following terms:

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Other Resources

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Other resources are provided via Moodle and handouts.
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Online Support

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Online support for this paper is provided via Moodle.

If you require assistance with Moodle, or encounter any problems, please contact the Help Desk. You can send a message to Help Desk by using the instant message service in your paper (from the participants list within the People block). Alternatively, you can email them directly at help@waikato.ac.nz or call 838 4008.

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Workload

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Students should expect to spend 150 hours in total on this paper. In addition to lecture and workshop attendance, significant time will need to be spent on background and complementary reading. Students should allow for periods of more-focused preparation and practice time prior to undergoing the practical assessments and test.

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Linkages to Other Papers

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Pre-requisite for LAWS.449 – Mediation: Law Principles and Practice

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Restricted papers: LAWS306

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