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The MoJ announced its response to the consultation it carried out last year into increasing the use of mediation in the civil justice system. The MoJ has “committed to fully integrate mediation as a key step in the court process for small civil claims valued up to £10,000, starting with spe...
IPOS are pleased to announce that three of our mediators, Beverly-Ann Rogers, Mark Jackson-Stops and Rebecca Attree, have been listed as leading Trusts, Probate and High Net Worth mediators in this year’s Chambers High Net Worth UK Wide Guide.
This month, we are turning the spotlight on Charles Powell, a mediator with over 30 years’ experience and more than 600 mediations under his belt. Charles was a partner at Freeths LLP and advised corporate clients, insurance companies and financial institutions on dispute resolution for 40 years.
Could the skills, tools and mindset of mediation help businesses to manage change, challenge and crisis and the disruptive times that lay ahead? “The key skill that differentiates survivors from the rest in times of change, challenge and crisis is the ability to acknowledge, understand and man...
Conflict seems to arise more swiftly and with more intensity than ever before in our lifetimes. People form opinions as quickly and with the same passion as they support their favourite football team. Of course conflict is an inevitable part of life - a natural result of human differences.
The case of James Churchilll v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council concerned Japanese Knotweed which Mr Churchill claimed the Council had allowed to enter his garden from their land. The Council argued that the Claimant should have been compelled to use its dispute resolution / complaints serv...
Beverley recently joined the IPOS panel and has been a full-time mediator since 2013, previously working as a partner in Allen & Overy LLP, where she was head of Real Estate Litigation. She has been listed as a leading mediator in both Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 for mediation work for a n...
At IPOS we are always keen to encourage the public sector to mediate more often, and to understand the reservations faced by those handling disputes engaging public bodies. And so it was that on 11th May at Cornerstone Chambers I had the pleasure of chairing a fascinating discussion at which the...
Shareholder and partnership disputes have always been prevalent, and now I am experiencing that they are increasing. A combination of the “post pandemic fall out” and the struggling economy mean shareholders and partners of ailing businesses are finding it hard to stay aligned.
Beverley is an experienced mediator who has successfully mediated a wide range of commercial disputes involving both domestic and international parties from a variety of industry sectors.
In February, IPOS Mediation turned the spotlight on Rebecca Attree “An exceptional mediator"- (Legal 500 2023) Rebecca is a highly effective and experienced mediator of commercial disputes both domestically and internationally. She has over 35 years’ experience in assisting global businesse...
“Stress: it’s more common than you think…” That is the quote I noted during a sensitive, brave and informative seminar on Mediation and Mental Health run by Marie Coombes for IPOS mediators recently. The quote worried me(!): nearly everyone I meet is stressed, both in my mediation practi...