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Arbitration is governed by the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84gc Commercial Arbitration Act]]'', and is, like mediation and collaborative processes, one of the dispute resolution processes that the court can refer people to under the ''[[Family Law Act]]''. | Arbitration is governed by the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84gc Commercial Arbitration Act]]'', and is, like mediation and collaborative processes, one of the dispute resolution processes that the court can refer people to under the ''[[Family Law Act]]''. | ||
Some lawyers also work as arbitrators. Lawyers who work as arbitrators are called "family law arbitrators." They have to have practised as a lawyer for ten years and have additional training in arbitration, family violence, and power dynamics in dispute resolution processes. Lawyers who are family law arbitrators will usually advertise that they are both litigators and arbitrators. More information about the training requirements of family law arbitrators is set out in the [http://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/page.cfm?cid=2578&t=Code-of-Professional-Conduct-for-British-Columbia-%E2%80%93-Table-of-Contents Law Society of BC's Code of Professional Conduct] in Appendix B, and | Some lawyers also work as arbitrators. Lawyers who work as arbitrators are called "family law arbitrators." They have to have practised as a lawyer for ten years and have additional training in arbitration, family violence, and power dynamics in dispute resolution processes. Lawyers who are family law arbitrators will usually advertise that they are both litigators and arbitrators. More information about the training requirements of family law arbitrators is set out in the [http://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/page.cfm?cid=2578&t=Code-of-Professional-Conduct-for-British-Columbia-%E2%80%93-Table-of-Contents Law Society of BC's Code of Professional Conduct] in Appendix B, and [http://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/page.cfm?cid=334&t=Law-Society-Rules Law Society Rules] at Part 3, Division 3. | ||
===Using mediation and arbitration together=== | ===Using mediation and arbitration together=== | ||
