Fiona Colquhoun

Fiona is one of the most experienced lead mediators practising in the UK today. She is rated as a Band 1 Mediator in the Legal 500 and Chambers directories and recognised for focussing on core issues, her commerciality and also sensitivity on emotional, and tense cases. Feedback credits Fiona’s gravitas, and a caring attitude with the unique ability to work with people of all levels and backgrounds; not only very senior people e.g. in top Companies, the legal profession, universities, healthcare etc. She is equally comfortable dealing with litigants in person and tough Trade Unions. Fiona also mediates complex negotiations with the ‘human factor’ in multinational and culturally diverse situations. Fiona’s cases can be litigious or involve longstanding, entrenched positions and high levels of interpersonal conflict. She works very flexibly both face to face and on line using video and also conducts multi-party disputes. Some mediations take place over time and several days. She has mediated cases in the public domain including in discrimination, education, with Charites, and a longstanding dispute between campaigners and a City council on the felling of trees in 2018. She offers a ‘rich cocktail’ of skills from her mediation experience and business background, and a complete range of dispute resolution techniques including mediation, conflict coaching, deal negotiation, facilitation, independent reviews, neutral chairing. Over 90% of Fiona’s mediations settle, sometimes with careful follow through after the day, when she continues to assist parties. Fiona is happy to hold non obligatory discussions with potential parties.