Nicholas Gould
Solicitor, Mediator & Chartered Surveyor
Short Introduction
Nicholas is a dual qualified chartered surveyor & solicitor working as a mediator since 1997. Frequently used for complex multiparty disputes he has a relaxed style, communicating easily with clients, lawyer and experts to understand the issues to develop a resolution. He has worked as a mediator in the UK and Middle East, conducting substantial multiparty, high-value mediations.
Testimonials
About Work
He has particular expertise in construction and engineering as lead mediator dealing with delay and money claims, defects, public sector PFI/PPP, professional negligence, property, dilapidations, planning, transport, energy and insurance. Nicholas is a partner in the leading construction law firm Fenwick Elliott LLP. He is a Visiting Professor at King’s College London, past Vice-President of the ICC’s Arbitration Commission, and past chairman of the Society of Construction Law. He also trains mediators in the UK and internationally for CEDR and the IFC (World Bank). He was a judge and mediator for the ICC’s 2009-2013 Mediation Competitions in Paris. He has completed research and published widely on the subjects of mediation, ADR, arbitration and construction law.
Expertise
- Commercial & Corporate
- Construction, Property & Planning
- Industry, Energy & Environment
Languages
- English
- Italian (basic)
Other Awards
“This publication by Fenwick Elliott LLP and the Centre for Construction Law & Dispute Resolution, King’s College London, is a very thorough and impressive look at mediation activity within the sphere of the Technology and Construction Court.”
Judges, CEDR Awards for Excellence 2010
Memberships
- Solicitor of the Supreme Court (1999)
- Solicitor Advocate (2012)
- Fellow, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (2000 FRICS, ARICS since 1994)
- Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb 2007, MCIArb since 2003)
- Honorary Member, Croatian Mediation Association (2012)
- Member, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
Publications
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Gould, N., King, C. and Britton, P. (2010) Mediating Construction Disputes: An Evaluation of Existing Practice, King’s College London. Preface by Rt. Hon. the Lord Woolf, foreword by Rt. Hon. Rupert Jackson.
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Gould, N. et al. (2009) The Use of Mediation in Construction Disputes: Summary Report of the Final Results, King’s College London and HMCS, 7 May 2009.
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Gould, N., Capper, P., Dixon, G. and Cohen, M. (1999) Dispute Resolution in the Construction Industry, Thomas Telford, London. Foreword by the Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Otton FCIA. On 2 March 2001 Nicholas received a Silver Medal in the Chartered Institute of Building’s Literary Awards for this book.