Avoiding litigation: The role of mediation in
workplace disputes


When?

Tuesday 9th, September 2025

What Time?

12:00pm - 1:00pm AEST

Where?

Online

About the Webinar

In this free one-hour webinar, nationally accredited mediators Kate Thomson and Tamsin Lawrence explore how mediation can be used to manage and resolve workplace disputes before they escalate.

If you’re looking to strengthen your conflict resolution strategies and support a positive workplace culture, this session is for you.

Register for free today.

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Presenters

Kate Thomson

Associate Director

Kate is a specialist employment and industrial relations lawyer and a Nationally Accredited Mediator. Skilled in providing targeted, timely and relevant advice to clients managing workforces from small to large.

Where conflict cannot be resolved at the workplace level, Kate is experienced in representing employers in relation to unfair dismissal claims, general protections claims and notifications of dispute in the relevant tribunal.

As a Nationally Accredited Mediator, Kate can help your business de-escalate workplace disputes by facilitating a process of recognised standards in mediation, avoiding costly litigation and courts.

Tamsin Lawrence

Associate Director

Tamsin is a highly credentialed employment lawyer and leads ABLA’s Melbourne office.

She is a Nationally Accredited Mediator and can facilitate the mediation process to resolve workplace disputes before they reach litigation and the courts.

Tamsin performs a mix of litigious and advisory work in workplace relations and is a regular author and presenter on a range of bargaining, employment, discrimination and work health and safety related topics.

As a Nationally Accredited Mediator, Tamsin can help your business de-escalate workplace disputes by facilitating a process of recognised standards in mediation, avoiding costly litigation and courts.


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