Mediators | UK

"One of the best mediators. Andrew is amazing at defusing tension and bringing hostile parties together in a way that very few mediators can do. He brings both legal acumen, personality and the ability to make people see the big picture and settle their issues outside of technicalities."

Charles Powell is a prominent mediator whose experience in partnership, professional negligence and property-related disputes is much sought after. He frequently works with corporates, financial institutions and insurance companies.

Christopher Fitton of IPOS Mediation maintains an excellent mediation practice centred on the resolution of professional indemnity, pensions and financial services-related cases. He is experienced in mediations concerning public sector bodies.

"He goes above and beyond to try and get the best result at the end of the day and works timelessly to achieve those results. He's really user-friendly and understands the commercial realities of a given situation. He's extremely bright, really intelligent and an all-round good mediator."

Jane Andrewartha of Clyde & Co LLP is a foremost mediator whose practice is focused on insurance and reinsurance-related disputes. She has outstanding experience handling cross-border mediations.

Jon Lang of IPOS Mediation possesses a sterling reputation as a mediator and is eminently capable of handling property, professional negligence and banking disputes, as part of a broad offering. He regularly mediates multiparty cases.

"Mark is a calm, guiding presence in a mediation, and offers a pragmatic and commercially-minded approach at all times. He's invaluable in helping to resolve disputes where at first it appears there's no scope for a deal. He's a first-choice mediator for us."

"A name we see all the time and he's very good. He's reliable and very suitable for lots of clients. Mark is very good with all sorts of cases and clients, and is good at getting empathy and bringing clients on board. He's a very safe pair of hands."

"Stephen is a great mediator to work with. He's good with either professional or lay clients to make them feel like they're heard, while also getting them to accept that compromising their position is the essence of mediation. He's very good at maintaining objectivity and helping others to see the potential risks or weaknesses in their case to aid settlement."

"He's best in the details and understands the key driver for our clients and the other side. He's consistently able to use his understanding of the technical detail and the legal background to bring the parties together. He brings clients to a particular place where they have a good understanding of the benefits of a settlement."

Beverly-Ann Rogers has an outstanding reputation as a mediator, and is experienced in significant multiparty domestic and international cases. Her leading expertise encompasses partnership, property and employment disputes, among others.

Tim Hardy of IPOS Mediation has a broad mediation practice. He specialises in contractual, insolvency, shareholder and property disputes.

"Andrew has all of the qualifications and positive personality traits of a good mediator: he's personable and empathetic, he understands the arguments at play, and he has an affable nature which allows him to defuse otherwise contentious situations to allow a more persuadable settlement style."

David Hossack of Morton Fraser is a Scotland-based mediator who routinely receives appointments in a variety of commercial disputes. He handles disputes concerning both public and private sector clients.

"He doesn't take a 'one size fits all' approach and instead tailors things to the case. He's really good at making helpful suggestions at how to move things forward without losing his neutrality, enabling us to settle."

"Rachael has an understated style where she listens to what the parties want. She's very adaptable in mediations and takes the time in advance to talk to the clients so when you start you've already covered some ground. She's extremely pragmatic, clever and open to adapting to situations. She's very accommodating too."

"Rachel Woodd provides an experienced and thorough service. She has the soft skills to ensure the mediation's progress and has the knowledge on how mediations work and when to (or not to) intervene."

Rebecca Attree of IPOS Mediation maintains a solid mediation practice with experience acting in disputes in the property, aviation and commercial contract spaces. She primarily handles cases in the UK and USA.