Are you eager to know more about Collaborative Resolution and how it could complement your Practice?

Sally Peart, Director at Marks & Worth, is an experienced lawyer, mediator and collaboratively trained professional who uses collaborative approaches to successfully resolve disputes.

In this webinar, Sally will explore how Collaborative Resolution works in family law and family and business succession, including what is involved, how it can help resolve disputes and prevent them from arising.

Topics include:

• What Collaborative Resolution involves.

• How it differs from other methods of advice and dispute resolution approaches.

• Who the key participants are in a collaborative process and their roles.

If you are a mediator, family lawyer, estate and trust lawyer, business succession practitioner, a life or divorce coach, this webinar is an opportunity to explore whether Collaborative Resolution could be another string you could add to your bow.

Sally will be joined by Kate Wiseman, AMINZ Vice President and Chair of AMINZ Collaborative Resolution Working Group.

Date: Tuesday 10 November 2026
Time: 1-2 pm
Cost: Free for AMINZ members | $45 inc for non-members
Location: Online via Teams
CPD: 1

About Sally

Sally Peart is a Director of Marks & Worth Lawyers & IP Specialists, the Dunedin-based firm she founded in 2011. Trained in Collaborative Dispute Resolution and as a mediator, Sally has more than 30 years’ experience as a commercial and trusts lawyer, and specialist subject matter expertise in intellectual property.

Along with fellow director Stephanie Pettigrew, she is passionate about helping families resolve estate, trust and succession disputes, including offering business and rural succession planning to avoid future conflict. Sally also offers private mediation and facilitation services in relation to commercial and employment matters, always with the aim of preserving dignity, avoiding unnecessary damage to relationships, and supporting practical, constructive outcomes.

About Kate

Kate Wiseman is a dispute resolver based at Bankside Chambers in Auckland. Kate has worked in the business world for 20 years before moving to dispute resolution. She first trained in mediation in 1999, then completed a law degree. Since 2010 she has worked in mediation, arbitration and the law.

Kate has a special interest in the potential for out-of-Court resolution of family and shareholder disputes in New Zealand and is a strong proponent for collaboration.