Harry Spurr – IPOS Mediation
IPOS Mediation‘s Harry Spurr ’never gives up, and is excellent at keeping the parties engaged and open minded’. Currently mediating at least once a week, mediator Spurr is sought after for challenging disputes involving property, shareholders, boardrooms, and inheritance matters, as well as corporate and commercial law. He also handles disputes related to defamation, harassment, discrimination, negligence, employment, financial services, and education.
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Profile
Position
Harry is an experienced commercial mediator, described by peers and clients as “a highly skilled mediator” and “at the top of his profession”. His practice encompasses a wide range of commercial and civil disputes, acting for clients ranging from large, high-profile corporates to SMEs, public bodies and other organisations, shareholders, community groups, professionals and other private individuals.
He is also experienced in disputes involving land or property, including those concerning the regulation of land use such as environmental and planning conflicts and those engaging local authorities or other regulators, as well as complex disputes involving multiple stakeholders.
Harry also mediates in disputes within businesses and other organisations, such as shareholder, boardroom and management conflicts. He has considerable experience handling conflict within family-run enterprises.
Career
2016 – present: mediator in the commercial, civil and community sectors, accredited by CEDR and practising from IPOS Mediation
2001 – present: barrister at St John’s Chambers (previously leading sets Landmark Chambers, Francis Taylor Building)
2007 – 2018: business entrepreneur – founder and director of successful businesses in the renewable energy sector and the drinks retail industry
Languages
English
Memberships
Civil Mediation Council
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
United Kingdom Environmental Law Association
Planning and Environment Bar Association
Education
Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR)
Inns of Court School of Law
University of Exeter
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