Chris Fitton – IPOS Mediation
IPOS Mediation's Chris Fitton ‘works very hard to try to close a deal, which is appreciated. Chris is all over the detail, quickly gets into testing the parties and their respective cases, and speedily builds a rapport with clients’. Fitton’s practice is predominantly UK-based, but he also mediates cases with international aspects, including four recent international arbitration disputes. Conducting 55 high-value cases during 2024, Fitton is repeatedly mandated by professional indemnity and property insurers (via panel solicitors) to mediate insurance disputes. He also handles multi-party construction mediations, as well as professional indemnity cases involving solicitors and construction professionals. Other notable areas are shareholder conflicts, and banking and insolvency recovery matters. Recent highlights include an approximately £9m misrepresentation and warranty claim, in relation to the purchase of an IT agency.
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Profile
Position
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.
Career
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
Languages
English
Memberships
Association of Midlands Mediators - committee member since 2014
Education
LLB 2:1 Brunel University (1990)
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