Mediation
Peter has almost 40 years’ experience as (originally) a solicitor and subsequently junior counsel and KC.
He has extensive experience of insolvency, shareholders and partnership disputes, professional negligence, fraud and commercial litigation.
He has for many years featured as a leading practitioner in both the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners.
He has participated in many mediations as counsel for one of the parties and is experienced and astute to identify the value of a skilled mediator and effective listener and communicator.
His considerable experience representing parties at mediations has has formed an understanding of the parties’ underlying interests and an ability to see all sides of the dispute.
Having been involved in substantial litigation and negotiations in complex cases, Peter considers that mediation is a realistic and beneficial alternative to the uncertainty and expense of resolution by proceedings.
Peter has undertaken extensive training in communication skills that are highly valuable in successful mediations. He is focused, skilled at identifying parties’ emotions and motivations in the dispute and extremely user-friendly. He nevertheless does not shy away from asking difficult questions.
He has a calm and perceptive approach.
Peter’s Approach
Peter brings a rich mixture of experience and influences to mediation.
In addition to his commercial litigation practice, Peter:
- Has been accredited as a mediator by the Regent’s College School of Psychotherapy and Counselling.
- Has undertaken considerable training in the much valued Non Violent Communication
- Has successfully conducted community mediations
It goes without saying – but needs to be said – that the purpose of mediation is for parties to explore the possibility of resolving their dispute, and expensive, uncertain litigation by agreement.
The process of dispute resolution involves directing focus away from who is right and who is wrong, in favour of parties being heard, understood and their needs being recognised.
This principle applies both to commercial and non-commercial disputes.
