Round Table Conference Flashcards

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What is a round table conference?

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A meeting that takes place between the parties to the dispute and their existing solicitors.

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What is a RTC a form of?

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Private mediation

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What is discussed at RTM’s?

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Discussions about ‘settlement offers’ and are done on a without ‘ admissions basis’ and cannot be used in court at a later date, except in limited circumstances eg: to support an application for costs or where evidence led in court is likely to mislead the court, unless that evidence of an offer/discussion is led to correct or qualify the evidence pursuant to s131(2)g of the Evidence Act (1995).

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How do RTD work?

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The solicitor for one of the parties invites the other party to participate in the RTD. This usually occurs after the solicitors have already been communicating for a period and after some financial disclosure has been provided.

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Where does the RTD take place?

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At the office of one of the parties legal representative.

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Do the parties negotiate face to face?

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Sometimes the parties sit in separate rooms and their solicitor carry instructions and negotiate back and forth.

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Who are the practitioners?

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They are the solicitors who have been retained by each party to the dispute.

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What are the features of the RTC?

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They are in a lot of ways a form of collaboration, however parties do not enter into a Participation Agreement and practitioners are not prevented from continuing to act for their clients where one party commences court proceedings.

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