Thomas Cowan LLB(Hons), PG Dip LPC, Accredited Civil & Commercial Mediator (ADR Group), Solicitor is a qualified mediator General Information Tom is a 4 year PQE Solicitor and ADR Group Accredited Mediator (Civil and Commercial) with dispute resolution experience gained in a wide variety of sectors such as financial services, shipping and logistics, healthcare, utilities, food production, IT, insurance, recruitment, motor vehicles, and construction. In addition, he has worked with clients such as PLCs, LLPs, LTDs, OMBs, SMEs, individuals/consmers, administrators, and charities. Tom's approach to mediation combines his knowledge and experience gained from litigation, together with a genuine enthusiasm for alternative dispute resolution, to ensure the parties have a platform to share their thoughts in a confidential, judgment-free, environment. The types of matters Tom can mediate are: Breach of contract disputes; Construction disputes (residential and commercial); Business to Business disputes; Business to Consumer disputes (including consumer rights disputes); Neighbour/boundary disputes; Employment disputes (e.g.breach of restrictive covenants)(non-Tribunal); and Debt recovery disputes. In respect of the format of the mediation, this is flexible and can, subject to the parties' preferences, be conducted via telephone, online (i.e. Zoom or Teams), or face to face.