Mediate

I have a wide mediation experience, in which I bring to bear my extensive knowledge of negotiation theory and practice. My mediation experience ranges from personal injury to professional negligence and most things in between. Contact me for availability and prices. The following pages outline my experience, style, the sectors I have worked in and mediation references:

 

Experience

My mediation experience includes:

  • Two-party and multi-party cases
  • From multi-million pound cases, to medium and small sized cases
  • A range of parties including:
    • Public bodies
    • Multi-national corporations
    • Domestic businesses
    • Professional firms
    • Individuals
  • Time limited and non limited mediations
  • Work in a variety of sectors
  • Work with many of the leading mediators in the UK

 

Style

I believe that a mediator’s role is to help the parties make informed decisions. My mediation style combines art and science. The art consists of gaining trust with the parties, being attuned to emotional nuances and being flexible and creative. The science comes from having an excellent understanding of negotiation theory and practice and having the skills to help parties identify and quantify the decisions they need to make in mediation.

 

Client Quotes

Excellent presence…good at establishing rapport… approachable, yet robust.

Contract dispute

 

His commercial knowledge was invaluable in helping structure a solution.

Software IP infringement

 

His mastery of decision trees and risk analysis brought a much sought after dose of realism to the mediation.

Construction dispute

 

John was very well prepared, energetic and committed. He was very good at boiling the decisions down to the essentials.

Professional negligence

 

Sectors

Below I outline examples of mediation cases I have been involved in. The last bullet outlines recent strategy and economics work, most notably leading large scale studies in IT and sport for The Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit:

Commercial contract cases

  • Supply agreement dispute
  • Commercial property agency dispute
  • Telecom cabling dispute

Construction/Engineering

  • Dispute concerning construction of Court Buildings
  • Small residential housing building dispute
  • Employment
  • Wrongful dismissal

IT

  • Claim by global software supplier against international bank over IP infringement.
  • Claim by database supplier against large EU car manufacturer.

Professional Indemnity

  • Claim against solicitor for mishandling a claim against a solicitor who mishandled a claim against a solicitor who dealt with the original case.

Personal Injury

  • Factory accident claim

Relevant Non Mediation experience

  • IT. I have specific knowledge in this area, having written the UK Government’s strategy for eGovernment for the Prime Minister and been the founding CEO of eGov Solutions a UK based software company.
  • Sport. I have specific knowledge in this area, having written the UK Government’s strategy for sport and physical activity for the Prime Minister.
  • Public sector. Strategic advice at the highest levels of government on a variety of subjects. Most recently IT and sport.
  • Private sector. I have advised at board level large companies in the telecoms, automotive, retail, oil and airline industries amongst others.

Need a mediator, negotiator or a trainer?

email: jc@mediation-negotiation.com