England - London • Private client
Moore Barlow
At Moore Barlow, Karen Barham ‘is a phenomenal, market-leading mediator who has built up quite an empire in her Surrey enclave’. The firm’s non-court dispute resolution offering is strong with four mediators. Barham is a full-time mediator in both finance and children cases. She receives many plaudits and ’is a very strong mediator who is empathetic and supportive of clients in the mediation process’. She is also a parenting coordinator and is qualified to meet with children in child inclusive mediation. Joanna Farrands is the practice head.
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Testimonials
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‘Karen Barham is an imaginative and brilliant mediator bringing a real talent to solving difficult and challenging family breakdowns. She has a real knack of taking clients with her'.
'Karen Barham is an excellent, experienced mediator - one of the best in the Surrey area'.
‘Karen Barham- she is equipped with humour, staying power, wisdom, experience, authority but she also engages at a deep level and I think ensures that people feel properly understood. I have sent her some truly monstrous cases for resolution and they keep bobbing to the surface!’.
‘Dispute Resolution is at the heart of what Karen Barham does and her innovation in attempting to enforce the use of Part 3 Costs orders to encourage parties to use dispute resolution rather than court is an important part of what Karen has contributed to the industry'.
‘Karen Barham is an excellent, highly experienced and hands-on mediator. She gets to the heart of the matter very quickly, and clients have reported to me that she works very hard to achieve solutions. She is empathetic and hugely practical'.
‘Karen Barham quickly gets to grips with issues, persuades even the most trenchant of couples to mediate and if there is any chance of resolution being found, Karen is your woman. She combines this dedication to her work with the quickest wit and the greatest charm'.
‘Karen Barham is the real deal - an incredibly skilled mediator, has seen every case before and brings a wealth of experience, acumen and common sense to her work’.
‘Karen Barham, Jo Farrands and Jan Galloway are all very approachable. They really believe in alternatives to court for clients. They are committed to making a client's journey better and reducing conflict which can only be seen as a good thing for clients'.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Joanna Farrands