Mark Summerfield
Mediator & Commercial Litigator
Short Introduction
Mark Summerfield is a commercial mediator and senior dispute resolution solicitor with more than 30 years of mediation and commercial litigation experience. He specialises in commercial contracts, shareholder and partnership disputes, insolvency, professional negligence, property litigation, employment matters and media-related disputes.
As Senior Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution at Solomon Taylor & Shaw LLP, Mark has advised clients on complex domestic and international disputes across a wide range of sectors. He combines substantial litigation experience with a practical and commercially focused mediation approach.
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About Work
Mark mediates a wide variety of commercial, corporate, insolvency, property, employment and professional negligence disputes, ranging from shareholder conflicts and business breakups to international contractual claims and workplace disputes.
Alongside his mediation practice, Mark has spent over three decades advising clients on commercial litigation, arbitration and dispute resolution. His experience includes banking, insolvency, minority shareholder actions, property disputes, defamation, reputation management and international arbitration.
His mediation work covers partnership and shareholder disputes, employment conflicts, construction matters, environmental claims, professional negligence cases, insolvency disputes and high-value contractual disagreements. He is particularly experienced in disputes involving owner managed businesses, professional relationships and complex commercial interests.
Clients appreciate Mark's approachable, hands on and effective style. He quickly establishes rapport with parties, masters complex issues efficiently and helps participants focus on practical outcomes that support both commercial objectives and long term resolution.
Expertise
- Employment & Workplace
- Private Client
- Commercial & Corporate
- Construction, Property & Planning
- Banking, Finance & Insurances
- Culture, Lifestyle & Sport
- International Trade & Competition
- Healthcare & Personal Matters
- Technology, Media & IP
Languages
- English
Memberships
CMC Fellow
