From a multimillion dollar sponsorship contract to deterioration of relationships within the board room, between a player and a coach, whether at international or national level, most sports disputes are suitable for mediation, particularly where there is a working relationship to maintain between parties.

Sport Resolutions will be hosting a session on the benefits of mediation in sports disputes on Thursday 2nd February 2023. The event will take place at the Sport Resolutions office, 1 Paternoster Lane, St Paul’s, London, EC4M 7BQ, between 18:00 and 20:00, followed by some time for networking. Drinks and snacks will be provided.

Carol Couse, Sport Resolutions panel member, FIFA mediator, and a partner at Mills & Reeve will be delivering the seminar with the aim of raising awareness and increasing knowledge around sport mediation, with a particular focus on how the mediation process works and how it can be implemented within existing dispute resolution frameworks.

Leanne O’Leary, Sport Resolutions mediator and a member of the World Netball Governance Committee, will also be providing her views on implementing mediation as part of sporting bodies’ existing dispute resolution processes, from an international perspective.

Sport Resolutions Case Manager Gillian Sanders will also provide an overview of the mediation process available through Sport Integrity - the complaints, investigation and adjudication service available to high performance sport in the UK.

The event will cover:

  • The benefits of mediation in sports disputes
  • The core features of mediation
  • What sorts of sports disputes are suitable for mediation?
  • What are the current trends in sport mediation?
  • How to pick the right mediator
  • How the mediation process works
  • The use of mediation in sports disputes at the international level
  • A mediation success story
  • How to implement mediation as part of IF or NGB existing dispute resolution processes

Although in-person attendance is encouraged, we provide a limited number of online tickets to those who are based outside London and/or the UK. If you meet this criteria please email us at resolve@sportresolutions.com to receive a 20% discount code.

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Agenda

Programme/Agenda
Start End Description Sponsor
17:45 18:00

Registration

The unknown value of mediation in sport disputes
18:00 19:00

Carol Couse - presentation

19:00 19:10

Q&A

19:10 19:25

Leanne O'Leary - presentation

19:30 19:35

Q&A

19:35 19:50

Gillian Sanders - presentation

19:50 19:55

Q&A

19:55 21:00

Networking

Speakers

Gillian Sanders

Gillian SandersCase Manager

Gillian joined Sport Resolutions in March 2022 as a Case Manager.

She is primarily in charge of Sport Integrity service, a confidential reporting line and independent investigation service, supporting athletes, coaches and all support personnel within the Olympic and Paralympic high-performance community across the UK.

Gillian is a lawyer who has worked in private practice both in the United Kingdom and South Africa. She was also a professional athlete, having competed in triathlon at the London 2012, Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Gillian also competed at the Glasgow 2014 and Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, winning a silver medal at Glasgow 2014.

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