Date and Timings of the event: Tuesday 1st of July 09:30 – 16:15

Primary Location of the Event: Meadow Suite, Park House, University of Reading, Reading, UK

This is a one-day conference reporting on the findings of the ‘Mediation of Medical Treatment Disputes: A Therapeutic Justice Model’ research project. 

The aim of the research was to understand whether and, if so, the extent to which, mediation can and should be viewed as a form of therapeutic justice in medical treatment disputes. 

This conference will be of interest to mediators, legal professionals, academics, policymakers and others working in health and care disputes resolution. 

Detailed Description

The conference programme (subject to change) is:

09.30   Welcome from Dr Jaime Lindsey, Associate Professor in Law and project team, launch of video ‘mediation in disputes about health and care provision’

10.15 – 12.00   Panel: The role of mediation in disputes about health and care

· Professor Carrie Menkel-Meadow, Distinguished Professor of Law (and            Political Science), University of California Irvine Law School

· Victoria Butler-Cole KC, Barrister at 39 Essex Chambers

· Mr Justice Hayden, Family Law and The Court of Protection Lead            Appeals Judge

· Dr Louise Webster, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Paediatrician, Starship Children’s Hospital, New Zealand

12.00 - 13.00    Lunch

13.00 - 14.15 The research findings: mediation in health and care disputes and the role of transparency and research for mediation

· Dr Jaime Lindsey, Associate Professor in Law, University of Reading

· Margaret Doyle, Senior Visiting research Fellow, University of Reading

14.15 - 14.45    Break

14.45 – 16.00   Panel: What next for resolution of health and care disputes: a European perspective

· Professor Mary Donnelly, Professor of Law, University College Cork,     Ireland

· Dr Sarah Sivers, Associate Dean, Robert Gordon University, Scotland

· Professor Karl Harald Sovig, Professor of Law, University of Bergen, Norway

16.00 – 16.15   Closing remarks

If you are interested in further information about the research, please visit the project website: 

Mediation of Medical Treatment Disputes - A Therapeutic Justice Model