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  • The parties wasted 4 years on this dispute. 
  • The claimants spent £13,000 on legal fees prior to the mediation. The defendants spent £11,000.
  • Had they mediated in the first place, they would have saved 4 years and £24,000!
  • The mediation took 1 day, 7 hours compared to the 4 years this contract dispute had already gone on.
  • The mediation only cost each party a fraction, of what they had already spent on legal fees.
  • AND saved them the several thousands of pounds further required, in taking this to a final court hearing. 

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2002 CEDR, Academy of Experts, ADR Group Accredited Mediator. 21+years of experience. 1000+ mediation’s, 90% success rate. Mediated every type of commercial, workplace, boundary & family dispute. CIArb mediation assessor & trainer since 2007. ADR Group, Head of Mediation Training 2018 – 2020. English & Punjabi speaker.
Harvinder Singh BhurjiLLB (Hons), QDR(M), MCIArb, MCMI, CTLLS
Director, International Commercial & Workplace Mediator & Trainer
<a href="https://effectivedisputesolutions.co.uk/mediators/harvinder-singh-bhurji-mediation-services/">Harvinder Singh Bhurji</a>
1998 CEDR & ADR Group Accredited Mediator. 25 years experience, CIArb & RICS mediation trainer & assessor. Coach since 1987. Specialisms racial discrimination, unfair & constructive dismissal, bullying. Property, family businesses, construction, professional negligence. Director, partnerships, business, joint venture, debt, employment.
Jane WalmsleyBA, LLB, LLM, MCIArb, UKCP, MBACP
Psychotherapist, Coach, Commercial &
Workplace Mediator, Barrister (non-practicing)
<a href="https://effectivedisputesolutions.co.uk/mediators/jane-walmsley/">Jane Walmsley</a>
2004 ADR Group Accredited Mediator. 19 years mediation experience. CIArb Commercial Mediation Assessor. Solicitor & Consultant at Freeths 45+ years. Specialisms, dispute resolution, professional negligence, clinical negligence, product liability, personal injury, defamation & sports law.
Paul BalenLLB (Hons), Solicitor & Consultant at Freeths LLP,
Director of Trust Mediation, Commercial Mediator
Paul Balen Mediator
Dentist, CIArb & ADR Group Accredited Mediator, 18 years mediation experience, has been involved in over 100 civil & commercial mediations.
Dr. Michael ButterworthBDS, DGDP(UK), MFDS (RCS Eng), LLM, MCIArb
Dentist & Commercial & Family Mediator
<a href="https://effectivedisputesolutions.co.uk/mediators/michael-butterworth/">Dr. Michael Butterworth</a>
2005 ADR Chambers Accredited Mediator. 18 years mediation experience. Chartered Accountant & Insurance Practitioner. Expert witness. Specialisms, insurance, liquidations, professional negligence, construction & boundaries.
David S BlackBSc (Hons) CA FCII FCILA ACIArb MEWI
Commercial Mediator & Accountant
<a href="https://effectivedisputesolutions.co.uk/mediators/david-s-black/">David S Black</a>
2017 CEDR Accredited, 6 years mediation experience. Specialisms, commercial, company, contract, property, probate, IP & professional negligence.
Tim BennettPartner & Head of Dispute Resolution
at Bray & Bray Solicitors, 2007 - 2020.
CEDR Accredited Commercial Mediator
<a href="https://effectivedisputesolutions.co.uk/mediators/tim-bennett/">Tim Bennett</a>
2005 CEDR Accredited Mediator, 18 years mediation experience. Proprietor of Beaumonde Law Practice, Solicitor & employment law specialist. Specialisms company, unfair dismissal, discrimination & compromise agreements. English & Punjabi speaker.
Sundeep Singh BhatiaEmployment Solicitor & Commercial Mediator
<a href="https://effectivedisputesolutions.co.uk/mediators/sundeep-singh-bhatia/">Sundeep Singh Bhatia</a>
2011 CIArb Accredited Mediator. 12 Years Mediation Experience. 400+ mediations. CIArb Mediation Assessor. Specialisms, construction, property, commercial, boundaries, probate & professional negligence.
Bruce BourneMRICS, MCIArb, Chartered Surveyor, Commercial Mediator
<a href="https://effectivedisputesolutions.co.uk/mediators/bruce-bourne/">Bruce Bourne</a>
2009 RICS Accredited Mediator. 14 years mediation experience. Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Expert Witness, Determination. Specialisms construction, dilapidations, property & boundary.
Richard CavadinoChartered Quantity Surveyor & Commercial Mediator
<a href="https://effectivedisputesolutions.co.uk/mediators/richard-cavadino/">Richard Cavadino</a>
2010 CIArb Accredited Mediator. 13 years mediation experience. Specialisms, construction, engineering, contract, employment, partnership, shareholder & professional negligence disputes.
Martin CollingwoodSolicitor, Commercial Mediator,
Arbitrator, Adjudicator, Med – Arb specialist
<a href="https://effectivedisputesolutions.co.uk/mediators/martin-collingwood/">Martin Collingwood</a>
2004 CEDR & ADR Group Accredited Mediator. 19 years mediation experience. Barrister, conducted 110+ mediations. Specialisms, boundary, landlord & tenant, employment, contractual disputes.
David DalyBarrister & Commercial Mediator
<a href="https://effectivedisputesolutions.co.uk/mediators/david-daly/">David Daly</a>
1996 CIArb Accredited mediator. 27 years mediation experience. Qualified as a solicitor in 1962. Specialisms. all forms of building and civil engineering projects in the UK & overseas.
Roderick O'DriscollFCIArb, MBEng, Chartered Arbitrator, Accredited Mediator,
Notary Public, Qualified Solicitor of the Supreme Court
Mediator
1998 Academy of Experts Accredited Mediator. Qualified Dispute Resolver. 25 years mediation experience. CIArb commercial mediation course tutor & assessor. Issued well over 400 awards, decisions in civil & commercial disputes. Specialisms all commercial matters.
Ike EhiribeLLB (Hons) lagos, B.L, FCIArb, FSIArb, QDR, Barrister, Chartered
Arbitrator, Adjudicator, Visiting Professor & Commercial Mediator
<a href="https://effectivedisputesolutions.co.uk/mediators/ike-ehiribe/">Ike Ehiribe</a>
2003 CEDR Accredited Mediator. 20 years mediation experience. Manchester University lecturer, visiting lecturer & professor at several overseas universities. CIArb commercial mediation course tutor & assessor. Specialisms construction & engineering.
Dr. Peter FennBSc PhD FRICS FCIArb, Academic, Quantity Surveyor,
Adjudicator, Arbitrator & Commercial Mediator
Mediator
1996 CEDR Accredited Mediator. 27 years mediation experience. CIArb commercial mediation course tutor & assessor. Specialisms, construction, contracts, corporate sale, landlord & tenant, employment, personal injury & professional negligence.
Grant GoodladBarrister & Commercial Mediator
<a href="https://effectivedisputesolutions.co.uk/mediators/grant-goodlad/">Grant Goodlad</a>
2002 CEDR Accredited Mediator. 21 years mediation experience. Consensio workplace mediation course trainer. Specialisms, business, charities, contract, education, workplace, landlord & tenant, media, partnership, public sector, wills & probate.
Carolyn GrahamCommercial & Workplace Mediator
<a href="https://effectivedisputesolutions.co.uk/mediators/carolyn-graham/">Carolyn Graham</a>
ADR Group Accredited Mediator. 17 years mediation experience. 19 years as a civil litigator. Specialisms, personal injury, clinical & professional negligence, partnership, employment, landlord & tenant, commercial contract, boundary & probate disputes.
Phil HeskethSolicitor till 2008, Commercial Mediator
<a href="https://effectivedisputesolutions.co.uk/mediators/phil-hesketh/">Phil Hesketh</a>
1997 ADR Group Accredited Mediator. 26 years mediation experience. Head of insurance litigation department, specialising in personal injury & insurance litigation. Specialisms, personal injury, professional negligence, partnership, landlord & tenant.
Paul Hughes Solicitor & Commercial Mediator
<a href="https://effectivedisputesolutions.co.uk/mediators/paul-hughes/">Paul Hughes </a>
2003 ADR Chambers Accredited Mediator. 20 years mediation experience. Specialisms, contract, debt recovery, consumer, property, repossessions, & personal injury.
Maz Adam IqbalLLB (Hons), PGDip, MCIArb, CeMap,
Barrister, Mortgage Advisor & Commercial Mediator
<a href="https://effectivedisputesolutions.co.uk/mediators/maz-adam-iqbal/">Maz Adam Iqbal</a>
2007 ADR Group Accredited Mediator.16 years mediation experience. Specialisms, property, insurance, construction, professional negligence, boundaries, landlord & tenant & engineering.
Russell JonesSolicitor & Commercial Mediator
<a href="https://effectivedisputesolutions.co.uk/mediators/russell-jones/">Russell Jones</a>
2008 Accredited Mediator. 15 years mediation experience. Specialisms, commercial, company, contract, employment, insolvency & personal injury law.
Joe Al KhayatBarrister & Commercial Mediator
<a href="https://effectivedisputesolutions.co.uk/mediators/joe-al-khayat/">Joe Al Khayat</a>
2003 CEDR Accredited Mediator. 2004 ADR Group Accredited Mediator. 20 years mediation experience. Various directorships. Specialisms, building, construction, family business, partnership, commercial contracts, landlord & tenant & professional negligence.
Robin LeaBSc Mech Engineering, Commercial Mediator
Mediator
1999 CEDR Accredited Mediator. 90% success rate. 24 years mediation experience. Specialisms, contract, employment, boundary, building & construction.
Edward LegardBarrister, Employment Judge & Commercial Mediator
<a href="https://effectivedisputesolutions.co.uk/mediators/edward-legard/">Edward Legard</a>
2007 ADR Group Accredited Mediator. 16 years mediation experience. Specialisms, construction, property, commercial landlord & tenant, boundary, shared ownership, occupation & Inheritance Act disputes.
Michael McCourtLLB MSc FCIArb, Deputy District
Judge, Commercial & Family Mediator
Mediator
2001 ADR Group Accredited Mediator. 22 years mediation experience. Specialisms, building, construction, civil engineering, professional negligence, boundary & contracts.
Paul NewmanBarrister, Adjudicator & Commercial Mediator
<a href="https://effectivedisputesolutions.co.uk/mediators/paul-newman/">Paul Newman</a>
2002 ADR Group Accredited Mediator. 21 years mediation experience. Qualified as a Solicitor in 1982. Family Mediator (MIAMs) trained also. Specialisms, family, probate, contract, debt recovery, & workplace disputes.
Frances PlaceCommercial & Family Mediator
<a href="https://effectivedisputesolutions.co.uk/mediators/frances-place/">Frances Place</a>
1997 ADR Group Accredited Mediator. 26 years mediation experience. Solicitor since 1991, for many years having obtained a Ist Class Honours Law Degree from Liverpool University. Specialisms, commercial, company, contract, employment, insolvency & personal injury law.
John RocheLLB (Hons) Solcitor & Commercial Mediator
Mediator
2007 ADR Group Accredited Mediator. 16 years mediation experience. Family & workplace mediation trained. Specialisms, probate, landlord / tenant, boundary, partnership, building, contract, insurance, professional negligence, family & workplace.
Julian RendallLLM, MCIArb, FMCA, MIAM's PPC
Supervisor, Commercial, Workplace & Family Mediator
<a href="https://effectivedisputesolutions.co.uk/mediators/julian-rendall/">Julian Rendall</a>
2002 CEDR Accredited Mediator. 21 years mediation experience. Specialisms, business, company, contract, debt recovery, director & partnerships.
Jeffrey C RosenthalBSc (Econ) FCCA FCIArb MAE, Accountant,
Arbitrator, Expert Witness & Commercial Mediator
<a href="https://effectivedisputesolutions.co.uk/mediators/jeffrey-c-rosenthal/">Jeffrey C Rosenthal</a>
2008 ADR Group Accredited Mediator. 15 years mediation experience. Was a solicitor for 9 years, before being called to the Bar. Specialisms, litigation, trusts of land, property, landlord tenant & unlawful eviction.
Tom RussellBarrister & Commercial Mediator
<a href="https://effectivedisputesolutions.co.uk/mediators/tom-russell/">Tom Russell</a>
2008 ADR Chambers Accredited Mediator. 15 years mediation experience. Director at Davisons Solicitors & Head of the Dispute Resolution Team. Specialisms, construction, probate, family, employment, contract & professional negligence.
Umran SadiqSolicitor & Commercial Mediator
Mediator Umran Sadiq
2007 CIArb Accredited Mediator. 16 years mediation experience. Senior Counsel, Arbitrator, Conciliator, Med Arb & Expert Determination specialist. Specialisms, building, construction, civil engineering, rail, marine, energy, site remediation, professional negligence, contract & partnerships.
Ken SalmonMCIArb, Consultant Solicitor & Commercial Mediator
<a href="https://effectivedisputesolutions.co.uk/mediators/ken-salmon/">Ken Salmon</a>
2005 CEDR Accredited Mediator. 18 years mediation experience. Family Mediator also. Vice President of the Law Society of England & Wales. English, Punjabi & Urdu speaker. Specialisms, property, boundary, directors, probate & contract.
Lubna ShujaSolicitor, Commercial & Family Mediator
<a href="https://effectivedisputesolutions.co.uk/mediators/lubna-shuja/">Lubna Shuja</a>
2003 ADR Group Accredited Mediator. 20 years mediation experience. 70+ mediations. Specialisms, workplace, insurance, professional negligence, contract, property & private equity.
Louisa TaylorSolicitor & Commercial Mediator
<a href="https://effectivedisputesolutions.co.uk/mediators/louisa-taylor/">Louisa Taylor</a>
2002 CEDR Accredited Mediator. 21 years mediation experience. CIArb commercial mediation assessor. Issued over 175 arbitration awards. Co-author of ‘The Arbitration Act 1996 – A Commentary’. Principal Lecturer, University of the West of England. Specialisms, property, commercial & construction.
Jonathan TecksMA, FCIArb, DiplCArb, Barrister,
Arbitrator, Academic & Commercial Mediator
<a href="https://effectivedisputesolutions.co.uk/mediators/jonathan-tecks/">Jonathan Tecks</a>
2004 CEDR Accredited Mediator. 19 years mediation experience. Specialisms, construction, property, commercial, IT, market/industry analysis & business cases.
Dr Paul WheatlyCommercial Mediator
Mediator
2003 ADR Chambers Accredited Mediator. 20 years experience. Family & workplace mediation trained. Specialisms, construction, engineering, PFI/Projects, professional negligence, neighbour, litigation, family & workplace.
Peter WebsterSolicitor, Commercial, Workplace & Family Mediator
<a href="https://effectivedisputesolutions.co.uk/mediators/peter-webster/">Peter Webster</a>
2019 Accredited Mediator. 4 Years Mediation Experience. Managing Partner Gotelee LLP. Employment Solicitor, specialisms, workplace, employment & commercial litigation.
Andrew WestSolicitor, Commercial & Workplace Mediator
<a href="https://effectivedisputesolutions.co.uk/mediators/andrew-west/">Andrew West</a>
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20 Years of Experience, 1000+ Mediations, 90% success rate, mediated every type of commercial & workplace dispute.
Harvinder Singh Bhurji
Harvinder Singh Bhurji
Jane encourages people to take full advantage of the mediation process and the control...
Jane Walmsley
Jane Walmsley
Dispute resolution; Professional negligence including Clinical Negligence; Product Liability; personal injury...
Paul Balen
Paul Balen
Conduct of employment law matters including unfair dismissal, discrimination and compromise agreement.
Sundeep Singh Bhatia
Sundeep Singh Bhatia
Grants background involves both commercial and contentious aspects of the law.
Grant Goodlad
Grant Goodlad
She works cross sector and has mediated a wide range of disputes especially employment and workplace.
Carolyn Graham
Carolyn Graham
Professional Mediator accredited by ADR Group in 2006 with 19 years experience as a civil litigation solicitor
Phil Hesketh
Phil Hesketh
Specialist employment practitioner covering all major aspects of employment law.
Edward Legard
Edward Legard
Founded and managed Family Mediation Department at Lyons Davidson for 11 years.
Frances Place
Frances Place
Louisa is an experienced and highly competent mediator with a background in private equity.
Louisa Taylor
Louisa Taylor
Construction & Engineering, PFI/Projects, Professional Negligence, Neighbour Disputes, Commercial Litigation..
Peter Webster
Peter Webster
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