Practice Areas
Bill Wood KC is a leading international commercial mediator.
Bill is a former Mediator of the Year. He is consistently ranked in the top tiers by Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and Lexology . His mediation practice includes financial services, IT, pharmaceuticals, insurance and construction as well as human rights and environmental claims. It has taken him, to Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore, France, Switzerland, Spain, South Africa, Kenya, Mexico and the US as well as to all parts of the UK and the Channel Islands. Recently he has pioneered the use of remote mediation techniques. In all he conducts around 60-70 mediations each year.
Bill also sits as an arbitrator, and arbitrates and mediates for the ICC. He is a founder member of Maxwell Mediators in Singapore.
Bill has served the ADR representative on the Civil Justice Council and as vice-chair of the Judicial/ADR Liaison Committee. In 2024 he co-wrote the CJC working paper on Compulsory ADR.