Charles Powell – IPOS Mediation A former Freeths LLP partner, IPOS Mediation‘s Charles Powell is ’amiable, professional and mild-mannered, such qualities enabling him to build a rapport with the parties and their legal representatives easily’. Retiring from private practice in May 2023, veteran mediator Powell specialises in high-stakes commercial disputes and partnership issues, as well as professional negligence matters, property claims, and banking and asset finance conflicts. CEDR-accredited since 1996, Powell, who has conducted over 600 mediations to date, is also a founder member of both Hexagon Mediation and The Association of Midlands Mediators.