IPOS Mediation

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.

2014 – date: In Place of Strife commercial mediator, full time

2009-2014: BLM, partner

1994-2009: Pinsent Masons, partner

1992-1994: RPC, inhouse barrister

1991-1991: Hogan Lovells, inhouse barrister

1991: Called to the bar, Inner Temple

English

Association of Midlands Mediators - committee member since 2014

LLB 2:1 Brunel University (1990)