BETTER RESOLUTION CENTRE
WE PREPARE YOU TO SUCCEED
This is a service offered to our clients who are wanting to avoid or are embroiled in a commercial or legal dispute.
We have a different approach to most lawyers, one aimed at helping you to solve the dispute quickly, efficiently, and cost effectively.
Firstly, we aim to resolve the dispute by CONFERENCING. This works better if the warring parties genuinely want to resolve the dispute, but it can still bring results for you if both parties are at loggerheads.
Secondly, we prepare you and organise “EARLY MEDIATION”. Our lawyers AND our consulting team of experienced mediators work together to develop the strategies and legal tools for you to manage and resolve the dispute by EARLY MEDIATION, which can save you the expense of full legal preparation.
Thirdly, if the dispute cannot be resolved, we can represent you in COURT proceedings where we are focused on securing you the best and quickest result.
We operate in all of the State Courts, the Federal Court Australia wide, and even the Family Court in complicated property settlements where parties want guidance to enter into Binding Financial Agreements or Settlement Deeds.
Mr. Rivett practised as a Barrister for over 40 years but is now a Solicitor. His acts as an in-house advisor as to the strengths of your case, and helps you prepare it from the legal point of view. He can act as your advocate in taking your case to Arbitration or Mediation or Court.
Leonie McCabe - Expert Negotiator and Mediator With over 25 years of experience driving growth across various sectors. Her expertise in contract management, supplier relationships, financial management, stakeholder engagement, corporate and private mediation, strategic planning, and community advocacy makes her the ideal candidate for mediation, conciliation, and negotiation needs. In addition to her practical experience, Leonie holds a Graduate Certificate of Applied Law (Alternative Dispute Resolution) from the University of Queensland and a Practitioner’s Certificate in Mediation & Conciliation from the Institute of Arbitrators & Mediators Australia, along with a High Conflict Divorce Coach Certification from San Luis Obispo, CA, United States, enabling expertise with complex, high-conflict divorce cases and the Family Court. She has completed Negotiation, Leadership, and Diplomacy programs at Harvard Law School, further enhancing her skills and expertise.
Leonie's private and commercial experience led her to become a sessional coach at the University
of Queensland Law School, where she guided lawyers on interest-based negotiation, mediation, and
conciliation approaches.
Jim Wilson is a Senior Solicitor who also, uniquely, possesses senior leadership experience in various industries, such as mining, medical, financial services, manufacturing and wholesaling and retailing.
As such, Jim has a proven ability to understand and communicate B2B problems, issues, and conflicts.
Jim's style in resolving disputes is to have each party understand the real concerns of the other and for each party to gain a clear understanding of the cost of not resolving the dispute to mutual satisfaction, in the best possible way. These cost of non-resolution are, almost always, the direct costs (litigation) and/or the opportunity costs (the distractive risk to each business and the operational cost to each party).
Terry is not a lawyer but comes from a strong commercial and professional background with diverse experience in business, corporate, workplace and academic spheres. He is an NMAS qualified Mediator and has worked with all levels of businesses, organizations, and people from a variety of backgrounds, ages, and emotional dispositions. He understands the nature of disputes and the stress of conflict and aims to create a productive environment where parties can deal with their issues constructively. He has lots of practical experience which has helped develop his solutions-focused attitude.
As Barrister with over 40 years Legal experience, in South East Queensland, I have dealt with the most complex, through to the most simple of cases. Suffice to say, no two cases have ever been quite the same.