Chambers Mediators

Customer Feedback: “Success was to a large extent due to the skill, expertise and persistence of Stephen. I would not hesitate to recommend Stephen as a mediator.” – Partner City Law Firm Languages: English Overview: Stephen Bate is a full-time CEDR mediator, both CEDR and IMI accredited. Since 2003, he has mediated a very wide range of … Continued

Tenacious and dedicated to the cause of settlement” – Client Feedback   Overview Joe Shammah has been a practising mediator for nearly 15 years and has mediated close to 200 disputes. A practising lawyer for many years Joe uses his extensive experience to good effect in his mediation practice that covers a wide spectrum of commercial … Continued

Karl is one of the best-known names in commercial mediation practice and brings both professional commitment and legal and business psychology training to his core practice. He has worked on some of the most complex civil and commercial cases to go through the English legal system, including the first substantial Court of Appeal mediation (NRG), Maxwell Pension Trusts, … Continued

Client feedback: His approach was very patient, measured and creative” – Client Feedback “Mr Barker was astonishingly effective.” – Client Feedback Languages English Overview Stephen Barker was a practising lawyer for 25 years before leaving private practice in 2012 to become a full-time commercial mediator. As a mediator, Stephen brings together his deep understanding of commercial … Continued

Client Feedback “…brought gravitas and a high level of understanding to the mediation and he developed rapport wonderfully.” Languages: English Overview Alan Jacobs has been involved in dispute resolution for over 30 years, is a senior partner at top 50 law firm, Mills & Reeve, having previously worked at the international law firm, DLA Piper. His … Continued

Graham has over 25 years’ experience as a business consultant and trainer of technical and business skills. After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant, he spent ten years with KPMG London where he ran a professional services department responsible for a broad cross-section of clients ranging from major PLCs to small owner-managed businesses. During this period … Continued

Client Feedback: “Your approach was exactly what was required. You had a real understanding of the case and the drivers for settlement. Given the personalities involved, it was hard work, but you kept the mediation process moving forward and we got the deal done – thank you” Languages English Overview Amrik Kandola has almost 30 … Continued

Tony Allen is a former long-standing Director of CEDR and a CEDR Solve mediator. He became a CEDR accredited mediator in 1996 and joined the CEDR Training Faculty a year later, initially dealing with training lawyers in representing clients at mediation and is now a lead member on CEDR’s Mediator Skills Training Course. After over twenty-five … Continued

Fiona is a highly experienced Mediator, Facilitator, Coach, and Consultant with considerable breadth and expertise, and many years Board level executive experience in both the business and public sectors. As one of the few UK non-lawyer mediators ranked highly in the Chambers and Legal 500 Directories, Fiona has built her successful mediation and ADR practice … Continued

Client Feedback: “Gillian has a natural ease and confidence in the role of the mediator and superb communication skills.”  Languages English, Italian Overview Gillian Caroe has been a practising mediator since 2004 (CEDR accredited 2005). Throughout her mediation career, she has been involved in hundreds of successful interventions. She has mediated disputes across a wide … Continued

Customer Feedback “…calm and measured, and brilliant at dialling down the emotion between parties…” “A winning combination of pragmatism and insight.” CEDR Accreditation:  1994 Panel Admission:  1996 Languages:  English Overview Heather Allen has been a professional mediator since 1995 and is a founder member of the CEDR Chambers Practice Group. She combines her experience from … Continued

Client Feedback: “Her manner creates trust and confidence in her ability.” Languages: English, Afrikaans Overview: Felicity Steadman has been a professional in the field of dispute resolution for over 20 years. After a distinguished career in South Africa as a mediator and arbitrator she was trained and accredited by CEDR in 2003 and is now an … Continued

“His interventions were always to the point and I felt that the parties recognised and valued his obvious experience.” – Mediation Feedback Languages: English  A top City litigator, Nick Pearson practised law in the UK and internationally for over 30 years in the dispute resolution field including a significant period based in Hong Kong. After retiring as … Continued

Client Feedback: “Very calm, maintained composure when things got tough, yet maintained control of the situation and people.” “I just want to say thank you for your wonderful efforts yesterday. XXXX reported back this morning, and showed me the Statement you’d drawn up, and I am absolutely thrilled that you managed to make such headway. … Continued

Client Feedback: “… combines gravitas with a calm personality …”  Overview Andrew Manning Cox is a highly experienced lead mediator, instructed to act in disputes spanning a wide cross section of sectors in the UK and internationally. In addition, as a Chartered Arbitrator Andrew is regularly appointed to act as arbitrator by CEDR and a … Continued

Client Feedback “She settled the unsettleable” “She led the most effective opening session I have ever seen.” “She has a very unique, dynamic and proactive approach to mediation” Languages English Overview Eileen started her career in the international chemical industry before becoming a partner in the city law firm Turner Kenneth Brown (now CMS) where … Continued

Client Feedback “Excels on the commercial mediation stage and is commended for her great talent in de-escalating tension and refocusing the parties on the matter at hand”. Languages English, French, Spanish Overview Eve is a highly regarded commercial mediator, working across a range of commercial sectors including property and construction, professional negligence, shareholder disputes and … Continued

Client Feedback: “He got to the nub of the issues very quickly and painlessly”  Languages: English Overview Neil Goodrum is a full time mediator, CMC Fellow and member of CEDR’s Chambers panel of mediators. He has extensive experience in mediating disputes in many different industries with amounts in dispute ranging from relatively modest sums to millions … Continued