LLB (Sydney) LLM(Hons) (British Columbia) Dip Jur (Sydney) John Wade's professional expertise and interest lies in the areas of mediation, negotiation, family law and legal education. He was the founding joint editor of the Legal Education Review, and is an editor of Australian De facto Relationship Reporter (loose leaf) and Australian Family Law and Practice (loose leaf). He is also a practising mediator. John has worked as an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Sydney; Faculty of Law Osgoode Hall (Toronto); University of Manitoba (Winnipeg) and University of Calgary (Alberta). He was a consultant to the Australian Law Reform Commission 1983-1987, was Acting Dean of the Bond Law School from 1991 to 1993, is the current chair of the Family Law Council of Australia (2008-2010), and works as a consultant to the Gold Coast legal firm of Jones Mitchell. He has an ongoing role as visiting professor, including Pepperdine University, Los Angeles (1994-2005), Vermont Law School (2000-2001), Cardozo, New York (2003) and SMU, Texas (2000-2010). He has authored over 100 articles and books, taught over 300 mediation and negotiation courses around the world, and received awards for best law teacher at Sydney University (1989); Bond University (1990); and in Australia (1998).
Articles
Negotiating with difficult people, Law papers (2009)
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This paper firstly suggests a working description of a “difficult person”; secondly, describes...
Persuasion in negotiation and mediation, Law papers (2008)
This paper endeavours to provide a framework for common patterns of behaviour and persuasion, observed...
Defining “success” in negotiation and other dispute resolution training, Law papers (2008)
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Once upon a time in the far off kingdom of Learningland, three negotiation courses...
Judicial decision-making in Australia – critique and redemption., Law papers (2008)
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This paper has four parts, namely a description of:
A. The Context ▪ Australia...
Collaborative lawyering - some preliminary thoughts for Australia, Law papers (2006)
Extract: As legislation, funding and courts change, so do the dispute resolution products, in new...
Book Chapters
A Lasting Agreement (with Christopher Honeyman), The Negotiator's Fieldbook: The Desk Reference for the Experienced Negotiator (2006)
So, you finally have a deal! How can you make the deal stick? This straight-forward...
Bargaining in the Shadow of the Tribe, The Negotiator's Fieldbook: The Desk Reference for the Experienced Negotiator (2006)
The negotiations have gone on for hours or months or years. A deal is at...
Crossing the Last Gap, The Negotiator's Fieldbook: The Desk Reference for the Experienced Negotiator (2006)
It's three o'clock in the morning. You've been negotiating or mediating since 9 a.m. and...
Dueling Experts, The Negotiator's Fieldbook: The Desk Reference for the Experienced Negotiator (2006)
Your case is complicated: it involves specialized knowledge, and without some help, the judge probably...