Bachelor of Arts - Queensland Bachelor of Laws - Queensland Master of Laws (Distinction) - Bond University Bobette has practised as a solicitor for 10 years, primarily in the fields of litigation and family law. She is an accredited mediator with the Queensland Law Society, the Legal Aid Office (Queensland), the Australian Institute of Family Law Arbitrators and Mediators, and LEADR (Lawyers Engaged in Alternative Dispute Resolution). Bobette's primary interests are dispute resolution, advocacy and skills training. Teaching expertise: Alternative Dispute Resolution, International Dispute Settlement, Civil Procedure. Research interests & research expertise: Dispute Resolution, Advocacy and Skills Training.
Articles
An evaluation of the rules of conduct governing legal representatives in mediation: Challenges for rule drafters and a response to Jim Mason, Legal ethics (2013)
This article provides a comparative analysis of the rules of conduct governing legal representatives in...
The truth about honesty and candour in mediation: What the tribunal left unsaid in Mullins' case, Melbourne University Law Review (2012)
Some commentators have suggested that, as a result of the decision in Legal Services Commissioner...
Reform of the civil justice system 25 years past: (In)adequate responses from law schools and professional associations? (And how best to change the behaviour of lawyers), Common Law World Review (2011)
By the mid-1980s, the civil justice system in many common law jurisdictions was reportedly ‘in...
Reform of the civil justice system two decades past - Implications for the legal profession and for law teachers, Bond law review (2009)
This article provides a comparative analysis of civil justice reforms in common law jurisdictions in...
Beyond mooting: Designing an advocacy, ethics and values matrix for the Law School curriculum, Legal education review (2009)
This article focuses on what is likely the most common form of simulation used in...
Book Chapters
ADR Ethics: Regulating disclosure in mediation, Law across Nations: Governance, policy and statutes (2011)
Many lawyers are now involved in mediation, either as a mediator or as a legal...
Ethics, values and professional responsibilities, Skills, ethics and values for legal practice (2009)
Conference Papers
Some reflections on how, why and what to teach, Law papers (2004)
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This paper raises a sequence of issues; then provides some possible answers to...