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Ann Skelton
Mediator, Investigator & Barrister
LLB, BA, Fellow AMINZ (Mediation)

Ann Skelton leads Mediation Partners, a collaborative network of Mediators and Dispute Resolution practitioners.  Ann is a: 

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  • Fellow of AMINZ (Mediation) and 2021 Recipient of the Ann Edge Memorial Prize for Excellence in Fellowship Mediation

  • Mediation Panel Member AMINZ

  • Council Member of AMINZ and the Co-Convenor of the Christchurch AMINZ Network

  • Member of the Association of Workplace Investigators

  • Panel member of the Ministry of Education Arbitration Panel, the Sport and Recreation Complaints Mediation Service, Natural Hazards Cover Dispute Resolution Panel

  • Facilitator for Expert Determinations

  • original thinker with a collaborative style who works with you to help you resolve your dispute applying of balance of objectivity and empathy to design a bespoke resolution process to fit your dispute

  • transparent, respectful and consistent who demands the same from participants 

  • experienced in a wide range of legal, mediation/negotiation and dispute resolution forums in a variety of areas including a boutique insurance litigation firm, a national law firm, in-house advisory and governance, human resources and employee relations, a Disputes Tribunal Referee, Chair of Complaints Assessment Committees for the Real Estate Agents Authority and has run her own dispute resolution consultancy

  • mediation experience in a wide range of subject area expertise including consumer law, construction law, natural diaster disputes, employment law, professional indemnity, family wealth including estates and relationship property, community issues, sports law

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With a litigation background, Ann knows the pitfalls and devastating effect unresolved disputes have on people and organisations.  Ann also knows litigation is only a successful and positive process for a very small percentage of litigants- others become disillusioned 
by the delay and cost and feel the process is not designed for the people it is meant to serve.

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After many years mediating disputes, Ann sees how powerful resolution of even the smallest dispute can be for anyone.  Now Mediation Partners brings that same pragmatic approach to a wide variety of disputes.

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