Save the date, Lucky 13th Australian Dispute Resolution Research Network Roundtable, 27-28 November 2025, Monash University

The Faculty of Law, Monash University is proud to host the 13th Australian Dispute Resolution Research Network Roundtable on Thursday 27 and Friday 28 November 2025 at the Monash University Clayton Campus (approx. 30 minutes from Melbourne CBD). There are many public transport options to Monash from inner city Melbourne and we will share details for attendees from afar.

The Roundtable is an opportunity to present work in progress and receive feedback and critique in a supportive and friendly environment, and to network with leading dispute resolution academics. We have honed our format over the years and will adopt the following approach:

  • a focus on work in progress (ie, it’s not a conference, but a collaborative workshop around a table of supportive peers)
  • a limited number of papers selected for in-depth discussion
  • there is at least one appointed commentator for each paper
  • attendance is limited to people who are presenting or commentating upon papers
  • full papers must be submitted for distribution one month prior to the roundtable
  • publication of a blog post based upon the paper is expected for all presenters

Anyone working in civil justice and any form of dispute resolution including mediation, conciliation, negotiation and arbitration is encouraged to attend. Scholars from outside Australia are also welcome to attend.

Early Career Researchers and PhD students are particularly encouraged to participate. We are a kind and supportive group of scholars and are very welcoming of newcomers.

The call for papers will be released in June or July.

Queries can be directed to the convenor and co-President of the ADRRN: Becky Batagol (Monash University) Becky.Batagol@monash.edu.

This roundtable will be supported by the Australian Centre for Justice Innovation

Registration for 12th ADRRN Roundtable

We very much look forward to welcoming you to the 2024 ADR Research Network Roundtable co-hosted by Western Sydney University School of Law and University of Sydney Law School on Monday 5th and Tuesday 6th February 2024.

The Roundtable will be held at Western Sydney University (WSU) Parramatta City Campus.

Please register via the following link: https://events.humanitix.com/12th-adr-research-network-roundtable-2024

Call for Papers: 12th ADR Research Network Roundtable 2024

Monday 5th and Tuesday 6th FEBRUARY 2024

It will be held in person at Western Sydney University, Parramatta NSW

CALL FOR PAPER PROPOSALS

The 12th Annual Research Roundtable of the Australasian Dispute Resolution Research Network (ADRRN) will be co-hosted by Western Sydney University, School of Law and the University of Sydney Law School, in Parramatta NSW on Monday 5th and Tuesday 6th February 2024.

There will be no registration fee for the 2024 Roundtable. Catering will be provided thanks to Western Sydney University, School of Law. Participants will be responsible for their own travel and accommodation costs.

ADRRN Roundtables provide a collaborative and supportive research environment for work-shopping papers-in-progress.

The ADRRN is now calling for papers for the 2024 Roundtable. Paper proposals of no more than 300 words should be submitted via email to a.aftab@westernsydney.edu.au by 31 October 2023. Presenters will have the option of submitting – prior to the Roundtable – a full draft of the paper for peer commentary. All presenters are invited to publish a 1000-word blog post on the ADRRN Blog at https://adrresearch.net/ after the Roundtable.

Paper proposals that consider dispute resolution from a scholarly, critical and/or empirical perspective are welcome. We particularly encourage submissions from postgraduate students and early career researchers. All proposals will be considered. The focus is on work in progress so usually papers should not have been published or submitted for publication.

The date for notification of acceptance is 17 November 2023. Presenters who are seeking peer commentary on a full draft of their papers should submit the full paper by 5th January 2024 (to allow commentators a month to review).  

About the Australasian Dispute Resolution Research Network:

The Australasian Dispute Resolution Research Network brings together leading dispute resolution scholars and provides a collaborative environment to foster, nurture and enrich high quality research and scholarship. The Network is inclusive and forward-looking and seeks to support emerging, mid-career and established scholars to build excellence in the field and provide collegial peer support.

Network activities are expressly designed to provide a supportive and collegial presentation environment in which meaningful discussion and constructive feedback is provided to the presenter.

Network activities include maintaining the ADR Research Network blog at http://www.adrresearch.net and on Twitter and conducting annual scholarly round tables of work in progress since 2012. Guest blog post proposals are always welcome. Feel free to contact us if you have something to post.

As we don’t like hierarchies or unnecessary administration, we don’t have any membership list or legal organisational framework. The way to become a member of the ADR Research Network is to subscribe to the blog: https://adrnetwork.wordpress.com/. This is our primary means of communication. Subscription will mean that every time a post is made on the blog you will receive a notification alert to your email address. Other ways to follow blog activity are through Facebook “ADR Research Network” and Twitter @ADRResearch, but engagement on these platforms is not necessary to keep track of blog activity.

If you have any questions or require further information, please contact us at a.aftab@westernsydney.edu.au

We look forward to gathering as a Network and sharing our work-in-progress in February 2024.

Amira Aftab and Ghena Krayem

2024 ADR Research Network Co-Presidents and Roundtable Conveners

Call for Papers: 11th ADR Research Network Roundtable 2023

MONDAY 6th and TUESDAY 7th FEBRUARY 2023

IN PERSON at BOND UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF LAW, ROBINA, GOLD COAST

There will be no registration fee for the 2023 Roundtable. Catering will be provided thanks to Bond University Faculty of Law. Participants will be responsible for their own travel and accommodation costs.

CALL FOR PAPER PROPOSALS

The 11th Annual Research Roundtable of the Australasian Dispute Resolution Research Network (ADRRN) will be hosted by the Bond University Faculty of Law at Bond University on the Gold Coast on Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th February 2023.

ADRRN Roundtables provide a collaborative and supportive research environment for work-shopping papers-in-progress.

The ADRRN is now calling for papers for the 2023 Roundtable. Paper proposals of no more than 300 words should be submitted via email to adrresearchnetwork@gmail.com by 2 December 2022. Presenters will have the option of submitting – prior to the Roundtable – a full draft of the paper for peer commentary. All presenters are invited to publish a 1000-word blog post on the ADRRN Blog at https://adrresearch.net/ after the Roundtable.

Paper proposals that consider dispute resolution from a scholarly, critical and/or empirical perspective are welcome. We particularly encourage submissions from postgraduate students and early career researchers. All proposals will be considered. The focus is on work in progress so usually papers should not have been published or submitted for publication.

The date for notification of acceptance is 16 December 2022. Presenters who are seeking peer commentary on a full draft of their papers should submit the full paper by 10 January 2023 (to allow commentators a month to review). 

About the Australasian Dispute Resolution Research Network:

The Australasian Dispute Resolution Research Network brings together leading dispute resolution scholars and provides a collaborative environment to foster, nurture and enrich high quality research and scholarship. The Network is inclusive and forward-looking and seeks to support emerging, mid-career and established scholars to build excellence in the field and provide collegial peer support.

Network activities are expressly designed to provide a supportive and collegial presentation environment in which meaningful discussion and constructive feedback is provided to the presenter.

Network activities include maintaining the ADR Research Network blog at www.adrresearch.net and on Twitter and conducting annual scholarly round tables of work in progress since 2012. Guest blog post proposals are always welcome. Feel free to contact us if you have something to post.

As we don’t like hierarchies or unnecessary administration, we don’t have any membership list or legal organisational framework. The way to become a member of the ADR Research Network is to subscribe to the blog: https://adrnetwork.wordpress.com/. This is our primary means of communication. Subscription will mean that every time a post is made on the blog you will receive a notification alert to your email address. Other ways to follow blog activity are through Facebook “ADR Research Network” and Twitter @ADRResearch, but engagement on these platforms is not necessary to keep track of blog activity.

If you have any questions or require further information please contact us at adrresearchnetwork@gmail.com or rfield@bond.edu.au and jcrowe@bond.edu.au.

We look forward to gathering as a Network and sharing our work-in-progress in February 2023.

Jonathan Crowe and Rachael Field

2023 ADR Research Network Co-Presidents and Roundtable Conveners

Joanne Burnett: ADR Research Network 10th Annual Roundtable 2022

Joanne Burnett (Southern Cross University) discusses her paper on ‘What Is “Good” Practice Addressing Family Violence in Family Law Mediation?’ with members of the Australasian Dispute Resolution Research Network.