Band 2
Provided by Nick Pearson
Nick mediates a wide range of mediations (including many multi-party) specialising in corporate and commercial disputes, with particular experience in cross-border claims, breaches of contract, partnership and shareholder disputes, trusts, probate, insolvency, professional negligence, fraud, and claims in the corporate and banking sectors. Amounts in dispute have ranged from £30,000 to £100 million.
Key Sectors:
• Commercial contracts
• International Claims
• Insolvency
• Partnership & Shareholder
• Banking and Finance
• Corporate Disputes
• Professional Negligence
• Property
• Employment
• Public Sector
• Contentious Trusts, Wills and Probate
• Facilitation/ Neutral Chairing
Solicitor, Herbert Smith, London, 1974-1979; Partner and Head of Global Dispute Resolution Baker & McKenzie 1979-2007, practising in Hong Kong (1979-1988) and London(1988-2007).
Licensed Insolvency Practitioner 1993-2004
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal 2006-2010
Accountants’ Joint Disciplinary Scheme 2006-2010
Nick Pearson practiced as a solicitor in the UK and internationally for over 30 years in the dispute resolution field including a significant period based in Hong Kong. Since 2007, after retiring as a partner and the Head of the Global Dispute Resolution practice at Baker & McKenzie (over 700 disputes lawyers in over 35 jurisdictions), Nick now pursues an independent mediation practice, and for any years has been recognised as a leading mediator by Chambers and by The Legal 500.
Described as calm and enthusiastic, patient but firm, Nick has a good understanding of the legal process, client’s needs, lawyers’ responsibilities, client relations, the costs and time which disputes take and the flexibility and effectiveness of mediation as a method for finding resolution. He is keen to work with the parties to tailor the mediation process to the specifics of their dispute.
He brings to the mediation many years of experience as a lawyer, as a manager, as a problem solver, and relationship builder, and has considerable experience in problem solving for a wide range and background of parties.
Fellow, Civil Mediation Council
UK Law Society/ Solicitors Regulation Authority-non practising solicitor 2007-to date
Association of Southwest Mediators
CEDR Chambers 2011-to date
• Member of CEDR Chambers-2011-to date;
• Member of Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal - 2006 to 2010;
• Member of the Executive Committee of the Accountants' Joint Disciplinary Scheme -2006 to 2010;
• Member of Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS);
• Chairman/ Committee member of the Association of Southwest Mediators - 2009 to date;
• Secretary and Trustee of charitable trusts connected with former College, Lincoln College, Oxford University.
Tennis
Pickle ball
MCC
Hiking, gardening, travelling
Family
French-conversational
Nick has mediated cases in the many areas.
• In a wide variety of contractual and tort claims, including contractual interpretation and construction, termination provisions, breach of warranty, misrepresentation, and negligent misstatement.
• Claims for royalties under international licence agreement.
• Cases involving allegations of fraud and corrupt practices, forgery, bribery, extortion, economic duress and malicious falsehood.
• Claims relating to the sale of goods and services in various sectors-eg, healthcare, commercial, building.
• Disputes relating to the provision of IT services, and many in the building and construction sectors.
• Various distribution, agency and franchise agreements - domestic and international - and including claims relating to Commercial Agents.
• High value VAT dispute involving HMRC and concerning recovery of input tax.
• Dispute between service provider and NHS trust concerning the provision of telephone and TV services to patients.
Claims range from several thousand to many millions of pounds. Many also include insurance related issues and parties, and many involve a foreign element.
A keen advocate of online mediation, his practice continued mostly on Zoom during the Covid pandemic, during which he built up considerable experience in managing a large number of virtual mediations and helped to bring cases upon which he had been instructed to a successful conclusion
Nick has a lifetime of practical experience in handling disputes both in the courts and through arbitration in the UK and around the world.
• Partner Baker & McKenzie 1982-2006;
• Chairman of Firm’s European Dispute Group, and Head of Global Dispute Resolution Practice (over 700 dispute lawyers in over 35 different countries);
• Baker & McKenzie, Hong Kong 1979-1988;
• Herbert Smith, solicitors, London 1974-1979;
• Licensed Insolvency Practitioner 1993-2004;
• Trained and CEDR Accredited Mediator 2003 to date;
King Edward's School
Birmingham Lincoln College
Oxford University
Provided by Chambers
Nick Pearson of CEDR is an experienced mediator who concentrates on the resolution of corporate and commercial disputes. He frequently mediates complex, high-value cases concerning insolvency, professional negligence and contract issues, among others.
Provided by Chambers
Nick Pearson has an enormous amount of experience and is excellent at explaining the process to clients and challenges them in a supportive way. He is very effective.
Nick is well prepared and hard-working. He is very courteous to all parties, patient and focused on achieving a resolution.
Nick Pearson has an enormous amount of experience and is excellent at explaining the process to clients and challenges them in a supportive way. He is very effective.
Nick is well prepared and hard-working. He is very courteous to all parties, patient and focused on achieving a resolution.