IPOS Mediation recognised with top rankings in The Legal 500 UK 2023

IPOS Mediation is proud to announce that twenty-five of our mediators have been recognised by Legal 500 UK 2023 edition, as experts within their fields. Our IPOS mediators continue to move up the rankings and increase in numbers, which is testament to their level of expertise and skills.

Twenty-five of our mediators are featured and sixteen now feature in the Hall of Fame, which recognises those who have been placed in the rankings consistently for eight years as leading individuals.

This recognition is especially important as the results are based on independent feedback from our clients. We would like to thank all our clients and instructing solicitors for their willingness to act as referees and for their continued loyal support.

This is what the researchers had to say about our mediators:

Alistair Pye - 'Brilliant both for virtual and in-person mediations', 'quickly gets to the nub of the issues and pushes clients to understand the true strengths and weaknesses in their case. Direct in his approach, he swiftly builds a rapport with clients, and gives clients the sense that he is genuinely invested in achieving a fair resolution'.
Jon Lang- is appreciated for his ‘commitment and drive to achieve settlement in the knowledge that it is invariably in the parties' best interests, together with his ability to adapt to a changing landscape as a mediation develops and the parties' true positions become clearer'.
Mark Jackson-Stops - 'conducts mediations in a manner that garners respect from the parties'. Jackson-Stops, who to date has mediated over 1700 cases, is particularly sought out for mediations involving professional negligence, property, construction, insurance, probate, inheritance, and financial services (including mis-selling and commercial contract disputes).
Patrick Walker – 'always well prepared and quickly hones in on the real issues - great attention to detail, patience and persistence.'
Jane Gunn - 'clear and precise, measured, and easy to communicate with'. An experienced commercial mediator, Gunn mediates a wide variety of disputes involving commercial matters, business and partnership issues, boardroom clashes, joint ventures, and property and construction.
Rebecca Attree - ‘an exceptional mediator. She is intelligent, well prepared, has excellent inter-personal skills, and works tirelessly to try to conclude mediations with a satisfactory outcome’.
Andrew Miller KC is ‘superb. He knows when to press and to pose difficult questions, and when to stay in the background. We would not have got anywhere close to settlement without him.’
Mark Linnell - 'an excellent mediator, who brings a wealth of experience with him; and he is particularly adept at messy business disputes between former friends involved in small to medium-sized private companies/joint ventures'.
Charles Gordon - 'excellent at quickly picking up the issues and where concessions could be made by both sides to achieve a commercial resolution'.
Charles Middleton-Smith - has notable media and entertainment sector expertise. He is also well known for the mediation of corporate and general commercial disputes.
Chris Fitton - ‘does an excellent job, at times in the face of obstructive and unprepared parties, and is proactive and pragmatic. He really drives mediations forward, and is not afraid to test and challenge all parties’ positions’
Tim Hardy - ‘stands out for his ability to ride out the emotions of the parties, and then guide them to a successful resolution’.
Liz Rivers - 'capabilities in leadership coaching, team dynamics management and conflict resolution are remarkable'.
Mark Shaw KC - ‘A personable and engaging barrister, he has intellectual authority and is clearly trusted by clients and opponents.’
Michael Cover – 'was great at managing the parties' time, and ensuring that the settlement was secured and signed many months after the main mediation'.
Elizabeth Birch – has been mediating commercial and international disputes since 1995. Birch is particularly well known for the mediation of maritime, commercial, insurance and reinsurance disputes.
Amanda Bucklow - An accredited commercial mediator since 1996, Bucklow is noted for her expertise in engaging parties who are suffering from stress, as well as those who require consideration of attributes such as autism, ADHD or disabilities (including mental health issues).
Harry Spurr - Increasingly winning instructions from high-profile clients in the UK and internationally. Spurr is 'personable, calming, and not afraid to put forward opposing points of view in the hope it will lead to progress'.
Stephen Ruttle - ‘goes above and beyond in terms of making the clients comfortable, and inspiring confidence and trust. Stephen is fully prepared; invests considerable time and energy in understanding the issues and the case; and is not afraid to give an honest and frank opinion so that each party sees the other’s point of view’.
Rebecca Clark - ‘one of the best mediators I have come across in over 20 years practice at the Bar. She is on top of her brief, and understanding yet firm with the parties‘.
Andrew Hildebrand - ‘A definite first-choice mediator‘ Andrew Hildebrand is ‘extremely emotionally intelligent and gifted at reading the room. He knows both when to be receptive to the client’s concerns, and when to push and challenge the client’.
Lawrence Kershen KC -‘calm and calming and very personable, but firm when necessary. He has real gravitas’.
Charles Powell - ‘a very experienced and effective mediator, who is able to handle difficult mediations well and gets the key commercial points quickly’.
Beverly-Ann Rogers -‘has a clear understanding of the issues and is quick to grapple with them; she is also calm, non-patronising, efficient, commercial, personable and commanding.'
Charles Flint KC - has a significant reputation as a commercial and human rights mediator, as well as expertise in banking and financial services-related mediations.