Profile
Mediation Profile:
Accredited in 2004, Peter is a senior mediator. His mediation background encompasses a wide range of civil and commercial disputes, including insolvency, construction and engineering, term contracts, general contract, professional negligence, and partnership.
He successfully practiced as a litigation solicitor for over 35 years, being an experienced mediation advocate. He has a particular experience in the fields of insolvency and construction, having frequently been instructed by clients operating in those sectors.
An energetic, tenacious, innovative, and good humoured mediator.
Experience and expertise:
Generally:
• General contract and negligence.
• Partnership.
• Shareholders and directors.
• Joint ventures.
• Commercial landlord and tenant.
• Insurance.
• Property (including easements, misrepresentation, property development, secured lending).
• Guarantees.
• Professional negligence (solicitors, architects, engineers, accountants.).
• Probate and estate, personal financial.
• Care sector.
• IT services.
• Governance.
• Art and auction.
• Professional services.
• Waste sector.
Insolvency:
• IVAs and CVAs and other arrangements.
• Bankruptcy.
• Administration and liquidation.
• Insolvent partnership.
• Petitions.
• Insolvency practitioners.
• Directors and shareholders.
• Director misfeasance.
• Fraudulent and wrongful trading.
• Secured and unsecured creditor claims (including proofs, set-off).
• Property.
• Matrimonial claims. Preference and transactions at an undervalue.
• Assigned/funder claims.
Construction and engineering:
• Multiple sectors.
• Term and maintenance contracts.
• Contract formation and interpretation.
• Specification.
• Certification.
• Delay and disruption.
• Defects.
• Termination.
• Amendment and variations.
• Delay.
• Damages.
• Payment
• Third party interests,
• Domestic works.
• Subsidence.
• Renovation.
• Plant.
• Insolvency
Panels and accreditation:
• Accredited with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, CEDR, ADR Group, and TecSA.
• MATA International Advanced Mediator Course alumnus.
• Registered with the Civil Mediation Council.
Feedback:
‘Brings a lot of energy into the room’.
‘An able mediator and an effective communicator’.
‘Able to maintain excellent client/mediator rapport’.
‘I have received glowing reviews of your professionalism and how you conducted the session. I think your recommendation of getting [..] and [..] in a room together helped set the tone and moved the parties towards settlement. We certainly would not hesitate to use you again or recommend you to other clients’.
‘Very personable and was particularly adept at making all parties feel at ease’.
‘Managed to make my clients feel like he understood their side of the story whilst successfully as he said ‘poking them with a stick’ and making them consider ideas that previously they hadn’t or that they felt uncomfortable with’.
‘Wasted no time in focusing in on key practical issues and difficulties, and in grasping the extent of what could (and could not) realistically be achieved at the mediation. His grasp of this - and the open manner in which he communicated it to the parties’ lawyers – was most effective in keeping the process grounded in reality (without any loss of energy or positivity)’.
‘Very effective on the day in leading both sides to a satisfactory result’.
‘Peter comes across as personable and has some gravitas in his style which helps build trust in the mediator’.
‘Gave the parties (and their lawyers) room to breathe and think, while at the same time keeping the energy level up: not an easy task, given the dynamics involved’.
‘Peter is a very effective mediator, able to encourage parties to focus upon achieving a resolution of their disputes, adopting a thoroughly professional and impartial approach’.
‘Peter has achieved a very high success rate with the disputes I have referred. I would recommend Peter and work with him again.’
‘Affable and approachable’.
History
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Date
Nature of dispute
Outcome
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19 May 2023Commercial landlord and tenantOutcome: Did Not Settle
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3 December 2021PartnershipOutcome: Did Not Settle
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29 November 2019Domestic constructionOutcome: Settled
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18 July 2019Nuisance, easement, engineering, local government.Outcome: Did Not Settle
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18 February 2019Engineering, specialist pipeworkOutcome: Settled
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3 July 2018Commercial construction.Outcome: Settled
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26 February 2018Property/contract/fraudulent misrepresentation.Outcome: Settled
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30 October 2017Construction / professional negligenceOutcome: Did Not Settle
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27 July 2017Construction.Outcome: Did Not Settle
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14 July 2017Professional negligence/insurance/probate.Outcome: Settled
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11 May 2017640k dispute relating to the supply of healthcare services.Outcome: Settled
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9 February 2017Supply of IT services, negligent misrepresentation.Outcome: Settled
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30 January 2017PartnershipOutcome: Did Not Settle
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17 November 2016Multi-party commercial property/professional negligence.Outcome: Settled after date
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18 August 2016Multi-party religous communityOutcome: Settled
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5 July 2016Professional negligence/surveyingOutcome: Settled
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18 November 2015Charity/professionalOutcome: Settled
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13 October 2015ConstructionOutcome: Settled
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18 August 2015Multi-party religous communityOutcome: Settled
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15 April 2015CommercialOutcome: Settled
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15 April 2015CommercialOutcome: Settled
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23 September 2014CommercialOutcome: Settled
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22 July 2014Hybrid, family/commercialOutcome: Did Not Settle
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4 July 2011Multi-party banking/propertyOutcome: Settled
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9 May 2011NuisanceOutcome: Settled
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13 December 2010LoanOutcome: Did Not Settle
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23 October 2009Fine artsOutcome: Settled after date
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28 November 2008InsuranceOutcome: Settled after date
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2 October 2008Partnership/propertyOutcome: Settled
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31 January 2008ConstructionOutcome: Settled
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13 November 2007Professional negligenceOutcome: Settled
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27 September 2007ConstructionOutcome: Settled
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19 March 2007Commercial/local governmentOutcome: Settled
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19 March 2007Commercial/local governmentOutcome: Settled
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1 March 2007Probate and estate/contractOutcome: Did Not Settle
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28 February 2007Commercial/propertyOutcome: Settled
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20 October 2006InsuranceOutcome: Settled
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12 October 2006CommercialOutcome: Settled
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30 March 2006CommercialOutcome: Settled
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13 March 2006NeighbourOutcome: Did Not Settle
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26 January 2006Insurance/partnershipOutcome: Settled
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14 December 2005Probate and estate/propertyOutcome: Settled
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2 November 2005ConstructionOutcome: Settled
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28 October 2005NeighbourOutcome: Settled
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28 October 2005NeighbourOutcome: Settled
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1 August 2005neighbourOutcome: Settled
Insurance
- Insurance Provider Bar Mutual
- Certificate Status Certificate on file
- Expiry Date 31 March 2024
- Level of Cover 2000000
CPD & Training
- Mediation Training Provider Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Date Qualified as Mediator 15 July 2004
- Training Certificate Download PDF
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