Stephen Walker

Practice Areas

Civil and commercial mediation. Currently doing lots of mediations in insolvency, professional negligence, shareholder disputes TOLATA and contested probate and property.

I have been appointed lead mediator in over 800 mediations.

Accredited online mediator since 2015 and have done over 200 online mediations.

Career

After leaving Oxford with a history degree I worked for the Government and then changed and qualified as a solicitor in 1978. I trained at Bischoffs in the City and then became a partner in DJ Freeman.

In 1984 I set up my own firm Bray Walker - specialising in litigation particularly for the LLoyd's Insurance market, insolvency, employment and art law for the London art market. I sold the firm and retired as a solicitor in 2013 and now work full time as a mediator.

Professional Memberships

Law Society of England and Wales

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Royal Society of Arts

International Mediation Institute

Publications

Mediation Behaviour: why we act like we do. Bloomsbury 2021

Setting Up in Business as a Mediator 2nd ed Bloomsbury 2020

Mediation Advocacy 2nd ed. Bloomsbury 2018

FAQs for Mediators. Bloomsbury 2017

A-Z of Mediation Bloomsbury 2016

Advising and Representing Clients at Mediation (with David Smith) 2nd ed Wildy 2019

Personal

I was born and brought up in Old Trafford and support Manchester United.

I have 3 children and 2 grandchildren.