Dispute Resolution Conference – 26 March 2026

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Join us at Broadway House Conference Centre in London for a day packed full of engaging content analysing the many methods of out of court dispute resolution.

This flagship event is a must-attend for family law professionals dedicated to resolving disputes outside the courtroom. The one-day conference brings together leading voices in NCDR to explore the latest thinking, practical strategies and real-world insights shaping the future of family law.


Tickets for this conference are now sold out.

If you’re a member and would like to be added to the waiting list, please email our Events Team who will be in touch should a place become available.


Standard tickets – Available from 14 February 

Member Price £200 (exc. VAT)

Non-Member Price £275 (exc. VAT)


Programme

9.15 – 10.00 Registration and networking
10.00 – 10.10 Welcome and Chairs’ introduction
Elaine Richardson and Tristan Harvey
10.10 – 10.15 Melanie Bataillard-Samuel – National Chair’s address
10.15 – 10.25 Address by Ms Justice Sonia Harris
10.25 – 11.05 Henry Brown Lecture: Real Families: Stories of Change
Rebecca Christie and Professor Susan Golombok
11.05 – 11.25 Break
11.25 – 12.05 Maximizing the impact of NCDR – how to get clients to a good outcome – a focus on mediation, arbitration, round table negotiations and collaborative law
Sarah Anticoni and Shona Alexander
12.05 – 12.45 AI, Evidence & Safety in NCDR: From Tools to Deepfakes
Melanie Bataillard-Samuel and David Lillywhite
12.45 – 1.45 Lunch
1.45 – 2.25 Cross Border Mediation – a discussion of how mediation operates in different jurisdictions including the rules, similarities and differences, and key considerations
Amy Rowe
2.25 – 3.05 Developing Co-Parenting Within Non-Court Dispute Resolution: Bridging Family Law, and Behavioural Change
Marcie Shaoul and Denise Ingamells
3.05 – 3.25 Break
3.25 – 4.25 NCDR Panel discussion
Angela Lake-Carroll, Jo O’Sullivan, Karen Barham and Peter Burgess. Chaired by Tristan Harvey
4.25 – 4.30 Chairs’ closing remarks

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Dispute Resolution Conference 2026

Member Price (exc. VAT)

From £200

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Non-Member Price (exc. VAT)

From £275

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