Mediators

Amanda has maintained a full-time independent dispute resolution practice since 1991 and was accredited as a commercial mediator in 1996. She is one of the first career mediators to practise in the UK and she has a significant portfolio of mediated disputes across a range of industry sectors and legal contexts. Her personal style is to focus on generating good decisions and she has an enviable record of accomplishment as a catalyst for reaching agreement between even the most ‘individual’ of individuals. Parties frequently remark how much they appreciate the time and effort Amanda invests in helping the parties prepare for negotiation. She speaks with everyone before the mediation day so they are comfortable that they have someone who understands their goals and interests. This helps enormously with the use of time on the day. They also remark on her commercial flair, creative input and persistence in finding a resolution with a persuasive yet non-confrontational style.

Consistently recommended by Chambers, Legal 500 and the international directory, Who's Who Legal, Stuart enjoys a very busy commercial mediation practice working across the UK and internationally.

Michael Cover has been a full time mediator since 2008. He was accredited as a mediator by CEDR in 2002 and now practises full-time as an independent mediator and arbitrator. He is a Barrister, Accredited Mediator and Chartered Arbitrator. He has been involved in around 260 mediations. He is a member of the mediation panels of many of the leading UK and international institutions. He has recently been trained as an Investor State mediator with ICSID (the World Bank), CEDR and IMI. Michael’s practice covers both commercial and family business disputes. He is accredited as a Commercial Mediator by CEDR and also as a family and family business mediator. Michael has combined a 30-year career as a lawyer in private practice and industry with involvement in a range of leisure and legal information companies. He has, therefore, a rare mixture of legal and business experience and, although this allows him to get straight to the heart of contentious issues, it is perhaps his grasp of disputants’ psychology that makes him such a successful mediator. He has a broad commercial mediation practice, although he is particularly strong on intellectual property, technology and insurance and is particularly adept at helping to solve cross-cultural and cross-border disputes. He comes from a family business background and, as a trained family mediator is, therefore, particularly suitable for disputes where commercial and family interests collide. Michael is a natural communicator, bringing to the parties a combination of charm and tenacity. He has not only the business skills to understand and deal with ancillary and financial issues but also the sensitivity to deal with children and other difficult issues in situations of high emotion. He is a regular writer, speaker and presenter on ADR topics, including being on panels at the International Mediation Interest Group in Geneva. Michael has been a Judge at both the ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition in Paris and the UK Mediation Skills Competition in London. He has been a trainer on mediations at an event organised by the Energy Charter Secretariat and, in 2017, trained mediators for the CIArb in Kuala Lumpur, as well as speaking on hybrid dispute resolution processes in Bahrain and Rotterdam in 2018 and Rio de Janeiro in 2020. He has a particular interest in mediation of cross-cultural disputes and has mediated disputes in the French language. Michael is listed in the mediation section of the Legal 500 directory.

Chris was a busy commercial disputes partner for 20 years, with national/international law firms headquartered in London. He became a full-time mediator in 2014 and now mediates c50 high value cases each year (average dispute value >£500,000). Chris was published in the Legal 500 Hall of Fame 2018. Chris is a specialist mediator for: financial services and pensions (IFAs, pension trustees and administrators) professional negligence (solicitors and valuers) construction higher value contract/commercial disputes, including director/shareholder insolvency cases Chris regularly mediates cases for/involving: the UK’s leading insurers and Lloyd’s syndicates UK clearing banks liquidator firms (including EY and GT) Chris practices mostly in London and Scotland.

Barrister specialising in financial services. Full professional career details can be found at www.blackstonechambers.com.

Listed as a Global Leader in Who’s Who Mediation and featured in Legal 500 Hall of Fame for 2022, Jane Gunn is a former city solicitor, now a full-time mediator with over 25 years’ experience of mediating commercial cases. She has mediated hundreds of disputes and is frequently chosen for her extensive mediation experience as well as her ability to handle complex and emotive cases. Jane was accredited as a commercial mediator in 1996 (CEDR). She is a Mediator Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a CMC registered mediator and an IMI (The International Mediation Institute) Certified International Mediator. She is the immediate Past President of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

With a unique background as mediator, lawyer and business adviser, Andrew brings extensive business and legal experience to his mediation practice.   Andrew has been on both sides of the table, as mediator and advising clients in mediation.  This, combined with his extensive commercial experience, gives him an enviable ability to see all sides of a dispute and to find the best way to resolution. Ranked as a leading mediator in the Legal 500, Andrew is highly effective. He is attuned to what solicitors and clients want from a mediator and can be relied on to be relentlessly proactive, tenacious and commercially focused. He combines this ability with an affable nature that allows him to deal with difficult personalities and the confidence to know when to be robust and challenging and when to defuse the dynamics in a room. A leading Entertainment, Sports & Licensing mediator and IFTA Arbitrator, Andrew has mediated high profile cases involving Hollywood studios, broadcasters, rights owners, agents, managers, licensors, distributors, producers, creative talent, financiers, event organisers, sportsmen, franchises, brands and rock bands. His approach is underpinned by his in-depth industry experience working with creative businesses and his familiarity with the business practices and the personalities, both here and abroad. He set up and ran the commercial side of FilmFour, headed up business and legal divisions for companies like Channel 4 and ‘The King’s Speech’, Momentum and executive produced for the late Richard Attenborough. He has co-financed over 100 feature films, including ‘Motorcycle Diaries’, ‘The Madness of King George’ and ‘Trainspotting’ and numerous television productions. Andrew also specialises in mediating disputes as they start to flare up. Disputes between businesses and disputes within businesses, including between Partners, Shareholders and Family Members. Where people are having difficulties handling a commercial relationship, he can get it safely back on track or, if they prefer, help them separate sensibly, managing the transition sensitively and productively. Separately, Andrew acts on an exclusive basis for clients as a Dispute Settlement Specialist, working closely with them and their advisers to ensure that they manage their dispute risk portfolio effectively, settle on the most effective terms and get the best out of mediation.

Phillip is one of the UK’s most experienced and widely respected commercial mediators. He has over 30 years experience of mediating the most complex cases in the UK and internationally.

"First-rate mediator” Kate Jackson is “the ideal mediator for complex disputes, bridging unbridgeable gaps without clients feeling pressured”. Published independent legal directory comments describe Kate as “charming, hardworking, and deft at bringing parties together”. The guides add: “She also possesses the ‘appropriate emotional intelligence combined with intellectual rigour, and has a very measured style’, is ‘very calm, authoritative, confident and assertive’, an ‘extremely capable mediator’ who ‘works extremely hard to get a result’.”

Rosemary Jackson is in full-time practice as a Mediator and Conciliator. This follows a successful practice at the Construction Bar from 1983, when she joined Keating Chambers as the first female specialist building counsel at the English Bar, until October 2014. Up to January 2018, Rosemary also accepted appointments as an  Adjudicator and Arbitrator.  Rosemary was appointed as Queen’s Counsel in 2006. Rosemary received the Clare Edwards Award for professional excellence and contribution to the legal profession serving the construction industry in 2018. The award, which is sponsored by TECSA and the Contractor’s Legal Group is awarded when an exceptional candidate is identified. Mediation and Conciliation ‘Exceptional in fulfilling the role of mediator,’ Rosemary Jackson is ‘very insightful, automatically commands respect, and is very committed to making effective use of the time parties devote to mediation in order to get a settlement’ (Legal 500). Rosemary has been an accredited mediator since 2001 and has built up a first class reputation as the ‘ideal facilitator’, a personable and user-friendly mediator of domestic and international commercial disputes of all types. She draws praise for her ‘gravitas’ and ‘shuttle diplomacy in difficult circumstances'. Her background in construction litigation, combined with good preparation, enables her to identify the issues incisively. This enables her to reality-test the parties’ cases and assist them in evaluating their strengths and weaknesses. Rosemary’s approach is adaptable, and she is able to deploy a blend of facilitation and evaluation to suit the particular mediation. Where invited (and if appropriate) she is willing to assist the parties by making evaluations, recommendations or post-mediation assessments. Rosemary’s approach is highly commercial. She has mediated and co-mediated disputes up to £2bn and between up to 10 parties. Many complex or multi-party mediations benefit from Rosemary’s ability to case-manage the dispute and participate in a structured mediation process over a number of months. Feedback shows that Rosemary is much appreciated for her calmness and patience but also her tenacity. She understands that parties sometimes need time and patience to make the necessary move to clinch a deal but also that there are times when firm handling is needed to help them bridge the seemingly unbridgeable final gap. She is excellent at injecting a little humour when necessary, to relieve the tension. She is also mindful that it must be the right deal for the parties, and not one which they feel bullied into. Member of Civil Mediation Council CEDR-accredited and registered Mediator since 2001 CEDR Solve panel Mediator ResoLex Construction panel Mediator TECBAR panel mediator Arbitration and Mediation Court of the Caribbean panel Mediator Asian International Arbitration Centre panel Mediator New Zealand International Arbitration Centre Panel Mediator Project Advisor to ENGI Participatory Peacemaking Project for Cyprus Independent Chair of Euston and Camden Community Group engagement meetings in relation to HS2 2017-2020. Previous Experience Whilst in practice at the Bar, Rosemary Jackson specialised in the field of construction, engineering,  energy, professional negligence and commercial/contract law, including advice and advocacy in relation to litigation and arbitration, adjudication and mediation, and contract drafting. She appeared as an advocate in Courts at all levels and before a wide range of adjudicators and arbitrators, as well as in appeals or challenges against arbitration decisions. She represented local authorities, the Treasury Solicitor, contractors, sub-contractors, developers, property owners and purchasers, and professionals, including architects, engineers and surveyors. She gained considerable experience of advisory work and litigation arising out of party wall matters. As well as successfully representing many clients in arbitrations and adjudications, Rosemary has acted as an arbitrator and adjudicator.

Mark Jackson-Stops has been a full-time mediator since the mid 1990s and founded IPOS Mediation, then known as In Place of Strife, in 1995.  He has since become recognised as one of the UK’s most experienced mediators, having conducted over 1,700 mediations.  Two decades practising as a Chartered Surveyor from 1973 lent him an unsurpassable insight into certain specialist areas of expertise including property development, investment and management, as well as tenant negotiations and valuations.  However, it has been the last twenty years plus, spent in full time mediation of commercial disagreements of every kind, that have really refined his legal acumen and the calm, confident style that’s so essential to successful dispute resolution. Mark trained as a mediator in the UK with CEDR, by whom he is accredited, and also with USA&M, then one of the largest US mediation practices, in Houston and El Paso, Texas. As a chartered surveyor, Mark’s experience covered principally property development and finance, landlord and tenant negotiations, property investment, management and valuation. When in practice as a chartered surveyor, he held appointments as an expert valuer in a number of professional negligence cases and also acted as a Receiver under the Law of Property Act. In his mediation career, Mark frequently acts in cases involving the insurance market, whether coverage issues, breach of conditions, professional negligence, property damage, business interruption and the like. Mark Jackson-Stops has considerable business experience. He has been a non-executive director of a number of companies involved in nursing homes, property development and investment and public houses. Mark was the recipient of the Judge’s Award for Achievement in Mediation, National Mediation Awards 2020 and he has been recognised as a Thought Leader in Mediation by Who’s Who Legal 2021.

Barrister with broad Chancery and commercial practice; mediator.

Michel regularly mediates a wide variety of disputes including: partnerships; banking; insurance and re-insurance; all areas of employment disputes including racial and sex discrimination claims and pension rights; solicitors and valuers’ negligence claims; medical negligence and personal injuries claims; construction, engineering and commercial disputes with claims over several £100m including referrals from the Commercial Court and the Technology & Construction Court. Many of the mediations have been multi party disputes and others have involved international companies and the laws of other countries. He has mediated for the ICC and the AAA.

Lawrence is recognised as one of the UK’s most experienced mediators and was ranked by Who’s Who Legal in 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019 as one of the world’s leading commercial mediators.  He has been a CEDR accredited mediator for nearly 20 years, and now works exclusively in mediation and training mediation skills.   Lawrence practised as a barrister for more than 30 years in a broad range of civil, commercial and complex criminal cases, and sat as a Recorder of the Crown Court; his understanding of civil and commercial litigation is second to none.  He blends experience of many years mediating, familiarity with litigation, and the practical application of communication skills. Lawrence’s mediation experience includes commercial contracts, banking and financial services, construction, defamation, engineering, inheritance, insurance, intellectual property, manufacturing, media, partnership, police, professional negligence, property, shareholdings and voluntary organisations.  He is also an experienced workplace and employment mediator.  Lawrence has experience in cross-cultural mediations, e.g. working with parties from Denmark/Norway (oil industry); Italy/India (manufacturing); US/ Denmark (pharmaceuticals); Israel/Ireland (charity); Switzerland/Iran (property). He has developed and run training courses in mediation and negotiation in the UK and abroad for a number of years, most recently for judges in Egypt and Morocco. He aims to adapt the mediation process to the specific needs of the parties, drawing on his experience as a trainer in communication skills such as NLP and Non-violent Communication. Given the effectiveness of dialogue in resolving conflict and making better relations, Lawrence qualified as a restorative facilitator. He has been actively involved in the development of Restorative Justice in the UK, both in the criminal field and in schools and organisations. From 2003-12 Lawrence was a Board member and latterly Chair of the Restorative Justice Council, and is trained as a restorative facilitator.  He has also acted as observer for Amnesty International in trials in the Gambia, Israel and Grenada, and in 1991 mediated between the Government of Grenada and 14 death row prisoners. To support the international work of Search for Common Ground in conflict transformation and peace-building he helped establish Search for Common Ground in the UK in 2007. He was its Chair until 2012 and remains a Board member. In 2007 he was honoured to be appointed Chief Pa Kumrabai of Yoni Bana Chiefdom in Sierra Leone. He is a certified trainer of Neuro-Linguistic Programming and is also accredited as a trainer of Nonviolent Communication, the work of Dr Marshall Rosenberg. Lawrence speaks French and conversational Italian.

Jon Lang is one of the most sought-after commercial mediators in the UK. He became a full-time mediator in May 2005, having spent almost 20 years as a solicitor in private practice, the last six as a partner in the disputes group of White & Case. A calm and measured approach, combined with wide-ranging experience at all levels of the judicial system and across a variety of industry sectors, has earned him a reputation as one of the UK’s most experienced mediators. Jon has been listed in the first tier of mediator rankings of both the Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 directories for a number of years and in The International Who’s Who of commercial mediators. Whilst in private practice, Jon acted for clients at all levels of the judicial system, in domestic and international arbitration and mediation. He has represented clients from a wide variety of industry sectors, from aviation to underwriting and in most types of commercial dispute, from shareholder actions to professional negligence.  Whilst in-house counsel at LIFFE, Jon advised on matters relevant to the then financial services regulatory regime. Jon represented clients in a number of reported cases. Jon is now instructed in a wide variety of disputes both in the UK and overseas from multi-party international trade cases involving proceedings in various jurisdictions to cases involving multiple and diverse claims between members of partnerships. Jon has acted as an expert in mediation and is a panel member of the Court of Appeal mediation scheme.  He is a former Chair of the Mediation Committee of the International Bar Association, a former Vice-Chair of the American Bar Association’s International Mediation Committee and a member of CPR’s Panel of Distinguished Neutrals. Jon is also the author of the book, ‘A Practical Guide to Mediation in Intellectual Property, Technology & Related Disputes’ published by Sweet & Maxwell in 2006.

Mark Linnell is an experienced commercial mediator. He was accredited by the CEDR in 2005 and is ranked in both Chambers and Legal 500 as one of the UK’s leading mediators. He has a comprehensive case file that includes a wide range of commercial, agricultural, financial and family mediations. Mark has been described as ‘an excellent mediator, able to help organisations save huge amounts of money in a very short timescale.’ His mix of commercial and military experience means he understands the long-term financial and emotional value that comes from resolving your dispute without recourse to litigation. Mark is skilled at identifying what’s important to both parties and has a ‘fantastic ability to bring people together,’ winning the confidence and trust of everyone involved to ‘make things happen.’ Mark’s innate sense of purpose is naturally balanced by his calm, warm and genial personality. “The mediator was professional, calm, reassuring in his manner and easy to understand” Partner City Law firm 2020 A creative approach Mark brings new thinking and creativity to his work as a mediator, all the while staying focussed on the goal. He understands that his role is to find a positive solution, not just refute what’s being said or look to find fault with the law. He will work tirelessly to do this, coming up with new ideas and approaches until you reach a settlement. While most settlements are cash there can be other, more creative alternatives. Mark’s fresh thinking means he is skilled at identifying and securing these. For example, he once settled a case with air miles so a father could travel to see his son in America four times in a year, all flights first class. “Professional and considered. He thought laterally and attempted to bring several parties to discussions (not just the lawyers).”  

Jonathan has been a commercial mediator for 29 years. His mediation practice covers a wide variety of areas but in particular he has considerable knowledge of professional negligence disputes, construction disputes, property disputes (particularly those arising out of disputed wills and probate), partnership, employment, financial services, as well as more general commercial, company and contractual matters.

Mark is one of the UK’s leading mediators with a wide-ranging commercial practice and a recognised expertise in high-value professional negligence and insurance disputes. He is ranked in Band 1 of both Legal 500 (who describe him as “highly effective”) and Chambers & Partners (who commend him for his “strong technical and commercial analysis and diplomatic style”).

Colin has been a barrister for over 40 years and has wide experience in litigating commercial and business law disputes involving contract, international trade, share purchase/sale, partnership, professional and clinical negligence, entertainment and media (in particular film, music and video rights), building and construction, computer (technical and copyright), landlord and tenant and employment. His practice has led him to travel to Paris, Geneva, Chicago Gibraltar and Sierra Leone. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and served as a Recorder for 16 years.In addition, he has chaired Primary Care Trust Tribunal inquiries into the fitness of doctors and dentists to remain on NHS Performers’ Lists. He has also taken evidence on commission for use in foreign proceedings.

Twice ranked by WWL as Mediator of the Year (2019 and 2014), Bill Marsh is one of Europe’s leading commercial mediators. Practising full-time for 30 years, he has mediated in almost every area of law and business, including significant experience in investor/state mediation. He mediates in the UK and internationally and has worked with parties from over 50 countries.

Over 35 years dispute resolution experience. Former partner with Pinsent Masons LLP. A highly respected practitioner widely recognised as a leader for large commercial claims.

Jane is a leading international mediator with a wide-ranging commercial practice and over 30 years’ experience as a commercial litigation solicitor in City practices.

I have over 25 years’ experience as a mediator and have now conducted over 450 mediations.  I am a founder member of the Association of Midlands Mediators.  I joined the In Place of Strife panel in 2018.  I specialise in commercial disputes, partnership disputes, professional negligence, property claims, fire damage claims and banking/asset finance disputes.

Alistair is one of the UK’s most popular mediators. With well over 750 mediations to his name, Alistair is consistently ranked in the top tiers of Legal 500 (including the Hall of Fame), Chambers and Partners and the International Who’s Who of Commercial Mediators. With over 30 years experience in dispute resolution at the highest level, Alistair trained as a mediator in 2006 and built his practice alongside his legal work – initially as a solicitor with a major international law firm and latterly a barrister. Coming from a background in all types of commercial, insurance and property disputes, for the majority of his legal career Alistair specialised in construction and insurance disputes. He has represented developers, contractors, construction professionals and their insurers in some of the biggest and most complex disputes in the UK – in the courts, arbitration, adjudication and mediation. Alistair left legal practice in 2014 to work as a full-time mediator and has since developed one of the busiest practices in the UK. With a settlement rate well above the industry average, his straight talking, imaginative style, his professionalism and his willingness to go the extra mile have led to resolution of all types of civil and commercial disputes, from modest claims to complex multi-party cases up to £100 million. Alistair is valued for his attention to detail, his ability to focus minds on negotiation rather than attrition and for his good humour (a much-underrated quality in mediation!). Like all top mediators, Alistair has very extensive experience of online mediations which continue to be popular, particularly where there is an international element. Alistair is available to work anywhere. Based in London and the South West, Alistair mediates nationally, internationally and online.

Barrister specialising in mediation across a wide range of chancery and commercial disputes. Recent examples include claims under Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975; breach of trust claims; shareholder dispute involving multi-million property company; landlord and tenant dispute relating to premier shopping complex; professional negligence claims against solicitors and accountants; employment dispute between public company and chief executive; breakdown in professional partnership. Experienced in multi-party and cross-cultural disputes.

Owner of Colin David Russ t/a CDR

Stephen has been in practice at Brick Court Chambers since 1978.  He stopped practising as a barrister and QC in 2002 and since then has worked full time as a Commercial Mediator.  By January 2019 he had mediated nearly 1500 cases of nearly every legal type from both public and private sectors.  Most of these disputes have involved seven or eight figure sums; but Stephen regularly mediates larger cases where hundreds of millions and occasionally billions are at stake.  He practises mainly in London, but mediates regularly in other parts of the UK and Ireland and in many jurisdictions abroad.  For many years he has been rated as one of the leading mediators in the UK. In 2017 he featured in a new list, Who’s Who Legal “Thought Leaders: Mediation” as one of only five in Europe and 16 in the world. Stephen is increasingly active as a mediator of community and faith-based disputes. He is currently involved in projects that aim to train a new generation of peacemakers and to use faith-group buildings as places from which community mediation services can operate as neighbourhood reconciliation centres. In 2018 Legal 500 included Stephen in its Mediator Hall of Fame which recognises individuals who have received constant praise by their clients for continued excellence over many years.

Michael Shane is a highly-regarded international mediator and arbitrator. His career has included being a trial lawyer in private practice and a commercial lawyer in-house in the engineering, design, and construction industry. Since focusing on arbitration and mediation, Michael has been instructed on almost every conceivable sort of commercial dispute and over the years he has built a reputation based on this extensive experience and on his determination and ability to bring disputes to a resolution. Michael specialises in complex international commercial disputes arising in a wide range of industry sectors and practices including: construction and infrastructure energy and utilities banking insurance intellectual property and information technology general commercial He has been a full time mediator and arbitrator for 25 years, mediating in excess of 1,500 major disputes in the US, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Australia and Africa, and acting as arbitrator in over 150 cases involving complex commercial matters both in the US and internationally.

Practising KC. (Blackstone Chambers, Temple, London) and mediator. As a litigator, Mark specialises in public law: especially central and local government bodies, professional disciplinary and regulatory agencies, police authorities, utilities and media organisations. This brings a depth of insight into the legal, presentational, financial, personnel, data protection and policy issues which often tax public and regulatory bodies. As a mediator, however, Mark’s 15 years of experience has mostly involved private sector disputes in almost every area of law, especially: corporate/partnership, neighbours/boundaries/land, landlord & tenant, commercial contracts, (re)insurance, media, procurement, financial services (workplace, contractual and regulatory/enforcement), health & safety, utilities, schools/universities & clubs, religious institutions, employment, industrial relations/trade unions, misconduct/misfeasance, EU, discrimination/harassment, property development, professional negligence, pensions, adult/child social care, health and family. Increasingly, Mark is trusted with the more important, high value, high profile and high temperature disputes.  They often involve multiple parties, complex legal issues and international dimensions; lasting several days and demanding advanced mediator skills. Recent mediations include, for example resolving two long-running industrial relations disputes concerning changes to the pension arrangements for 1000s of public sector workers (including senior judges) the joint mediation (with Lord Woolf, former Lord Chief Justice) of a dispute over what was then thought to be the largest costs bill in UK legal history (arising from a very substantial negligence/nuisance class action about the alleged dumping of chemicals in Africa) An overseas dispute about the legality and scale of enforcement action taken by an offshore financial services regulator against traders/companies.   Resolving the allocation of care responsibilities, and millions of pounds in care costs, between four public bodies. Mark has also acted as a hybrid mediator/adjudicator/visitor for Exeter University dealing with a challenge by the Christian Union to its suspension from the Students’ Union for refusing to allow non-Christian students to become members or leaders, which helped to defuse a judicial review claim. He has recently also acted as an independent investigator for a major UK professional regulator, reporting on a complaint made by a registrant against the regulator’s head.

Barrister

Consistently ranked in tier 1 in both Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 directories, and with excellent feedback including in video mediations, Patrick is one of the UK’s busiest mediators. Whilst in private practice, Patrick specialised in property law and has earned a reputation as a leader in that field, appearing in all courts, the Lands Tribunal and the Agricultural Land Tribunal. He now mediates full time whilst also sitting part-time as Recorder and Deputy High Court Judge. With over 15 years’ experience as a mediator he mediates most types of commercial disputes together with contentious probate and trust disputes and is frequently struck by the contrast between disillusioned parties at trial and satisfied parties at mediation. Legal directory references note that he provides ‘everything you want from a mediator’ and manages to combine ‘a measured professional and firm’ approach with a ‘light, friendly and inclusive’ touch. He brings a highly-informed and pragmatic approach to all disputes including property, broad commercial disputes and family and trust matters’. Patrick conducts mediations with perception and authority in both his specialist field of property law and in a wide variety of commercial disputes including intellectual property and statutory undertakers and in areas as diverse as personal injury, nuisance and family and trust matters.  He is experienced in multiparty disputes and is equally used to working with Leading Counsel or litigants in person.  He works nationally and has a high success rate.

Lawyer

Bill Wood KC is one of the UK's leading commercial mediators. Bill Wood was awarded Mediator of the Year 2018 and is ranked #1 Mediation Silk 2019 in WWL’s UK Bar Guide. He is consistently ranked in the top tiers by Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners.  He has been included in the Who’s Who Legal top ten list of commercial mediators globally every year since the list was first published in 2011.  His mediation practice now takes him to Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore, France, Switzerland, Spain, South Africa, Kenya, Mexico and the US as well as to all parts of the UK and the Channel Islands.  In all he conducts around 80 mediations each year.