Student Mediation Service and Peer Mediation
An integral part of the Law School's misson is to train students in alternative dispute resolution methods. In their second year, all LLB students studying for a Qualifying Law Degree (QLD) must take the compulsory module "Theory of Dispute Resolution" and in their third year the programme offers the opportunity to develop the skills of mediation in an elective/optional module entitled "Civil & Commercial Mediation" designed and taught by Ben Waters, Director of the CCCU Mediation Clinic.
The Mediation Clinic is offering a peer mediation service, which is FREE to all CCCU students to help resolve problems such as landlord/tenant disputes, student visa issues, strained relations between students and members of academic staff, difficulties with the university administration, bullying by other students, issues students might have with their employers off campus. This way, students help their peers resolve disputes.
This initiative is strongly supported by the Christ Church Student Union|. For futher information contact Ellie Martin at: ellie.martin@canterbury.ac.uk |or on 01227-782272
Mediation Clinic Administrator at: mediationclinic@canterbury.ac.uk| or on 01227-863026
Student Mediators
Rachel Levett
Rachel Levett is a third year law student at Canterbury Christ Church University and Vice President of the student Law Society. In 2011 she will start her Legal Practitioner's Course at the College of Law in Bloomsbury, London. She hopes to specialise in Family Law. Rachel was a para-legal at Griffin Law| in Hawkhurst, Kent (2009-2010) and Davis, Simmonds & Donaghey Solicitors| in Medway, Kent (2007-2008). Rachel competed in the 2010 UK National Negotiation Competition Regional Heats in Guildford. She is now a teaching assistant for the classes training undergraduates competing in this year's national negotiation and mediation competitions. Rachel is also the administrator of both the Negotiation Lab Executive Training Programme and the Canterbury Christ Church University Mediation Clinic|. She has previously worked at the Mediation Service| in Whitstable, Kent.
Greg Dunne
Greg Dunne is a third year law student at Canterbury Christ Church University and is the Social Secretary of the student Law Society. In 2011, he will be undertaking his MA in International Law and International Relations at Kent University. Greg hopes to work in the diplomatic service or in the realm of negotiation. Greg was a member of the student team which competed in the 2010 UK National Negotiation Competition Regional Heats in Guildford. Greg also competed in the national mediation competition held at Liverpool's John Moore's University, the team came 9th out of 13 universities and law schools. Greg Dunne had the second highest individual mediator's score in a single mediation and came 10th out of 39 competitors, the highest scoring undergraduate. He is now a teaching assistant for the classes training undergraduates competing; and for the second years, Theory of Dispute Resolution Module.
Rachel Meathrel
Rachel Meathrel is a third year law student at Canterbury Christ Church University. She did an internship at V E White & Co Solicitors| in Medway, Kent and shadowed barrister Oliver Saxby of Six Pump Court Chambers| at Canterbury Crown Court on a criminal case. After graduation, she plans to enrol in the Bar Professional Training Course and eventually specialise in family law.Rachel took part in the National Mediation Competition in Liverpool in 2010 and tied for fourth place in the individual mediators score out of 39 students overall.
The Mediation Clinic website was designed and edited by Filipe De Sousa|, who gradutaed from CCCU in 2011 with first class honours in Computing Studies.