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Kevin Smyth

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To contact or appoint Kevin Smyth, call CEDR on +44 (0)207 536 6060 or email adr@cedr.com

Kevin Smyth

Kevin Smyth

"...sensible, thoughtful and finally managed to broker an agreement when initially the parties were poles apart… He is uniquely qualified to be a mediator. He is dedicated, organised, experienced and proficient.” - Client Feedback

Languages: English

Kevin Smyth is a Director and former Head of Litigation at Burt Brill & Cardens Ltd, Solicitors. Since 1st May 2016 he has been a full time practising mediator with over 18 years’ experience. He has conducted nearly 100 mediations in matters relating to wide variety of disputes and industries over 80% of which resulted in a settlement being reached on or soon after the mediation day. Kevin was first appointed to the Panel of Mediators for the Court of Appeal Mediation Scheme in October 2003 and he continues to be a member of it.

As a legal representative in mediations, Kevin has been involved in cases concerning, franchising, life insurance, race discrimination, professional negligence, employment and many different types of commercial disputes.

Professional Background

Kevin was admitted as a Solicitor in 1973 and until April 2016 practised solely as a civil litigation lawyer. For much of that time he did so in the clinical negligence and personal injury arenas. In the case of the former, he successfully prosecuted three claims that resulted in awards of damages in excess of £3 million. Kevin is also a highly experienced practitioner of independent chairing in the public and private sectors. He has chaired numerous appeal hearings too of the Legal Aid Agency’s national Special Review Controls Panel as well as its Funding Review Committees. He has also chaired meetings related to employment and workplace issues and was the Chairman of the Board of Governors of a well-known large independent secondary school for six years.

 Expertise

  • Construction & Engineering
  • Costs Disputes
  • Education
  • Employment & Workplace
  • Insurance
  • Intellectual Property
  • Matrimonial Finance
  • NHS & Healthcare / Clinical Negligence
  • Partnership & Shareholder
  • Personal Injury
  • Professional Negligence
  • Property
  • Public Sector
  • Sale of Goods & Services
  • Trusts, Wills & Probate

 

Updated: November 2018

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Calendar

25 Feb 2019 CPR & CEDR Advanced Mediation Skills Training - Washington D.C

27 Feb 2019 Advanced Negotiation Skills - Module 2 - London venue TBC

6 Mar 2019 Mediator Skills Training - London

15 Mar 2019 Mediator Skills Training Hong Kong - Hong Kong

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