Chris Fitton – IPOS Mediation  Chris Fitton at IPOS Mediation is ‘always well prepared and shows clear insight into each party’s position, getting to the nub of the dispute and enabling parties to resolve their differences. He is also particularly determined and robust in his efforts to achieve settlements’. In 2023, Fitton mediated over 60 high-value cases in relation to professional indemnity claims involving solicitors, accountants, and construction professionals. He also recently mediated property-related conflicts, as well as cases that were brought against shareholders and directors by liquidators and banks. Highlights include a recovery claim of approximately $30m, commenced by the liquidators of 15 overseas companies that were allegedly involved in laundering the proceeds of a $1bn banking fraud.

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