Our Facilitators
Associate Professor Jill Howieson
Jill Howieson, PhD (Law), LLB (Hons), BA (Hons) (Psych), BA (English) is an Associate Professor in the Law School at the University of Western Australia. Jill is currently the Director of the UWA Mediation Clinic and coordinator of the Negotiation and Mediation, Dispute Resolution, and Mediation: Practices and Skills courses in the School.
At the University of Western Australia, Jill co-ordinates and teaches the National Mediation Accreditation (NMAS) course and is the Director of UWA’s Registered Mediator’s Accreditation Body (RMAB).
Jill is the co-author of Negotiation: strategy style skills (LexisNexis, 2015) and practices, researchers and trains in negotiation, mediation and stakeholder facilitation. Jill has trained, coached and consulted for a variety of entities both nationally and internationally, including the IM4DC negotiation program in Africa, IFC mediation program in Samoa, and in Western Australia for Yamatjii Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation, Relationships Australia, AIFLAM, Department of Child Protection, Legal Aid and more.
Before entering academia, Jill practised law in the dispute resolution team of one of Australia’s top tier international law firms, King & Wood Mallesons. Jill is a nationally accredited mediator who mediates and facilitates negotiations across many domains.
Belle Lane
Belle practises in all areas of the family law and de facto jurisdictions, including pre-trial applications, trials, mediations, arbitrations, advice and paperwork. Belle practises in Victoria and Western Australia and is available to work in other States and Territories.
Belle is a Nationally Accredited Mediator, Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner, Collaborative Practitioner and Arbitrator. She is also the former Victorian Representative for AIFLAM.