How to contact me

To instruct me as a Barrister or Mediation Advocate,  or to appoint me as a Mediator, please contact my Clerk at 1 EC Barristers who will agree my fee and issue an invoice for payment.

1 EC Barristers, 3 Kings Bench Walk North, Temple, London EC4Y 7HR.

(www.1ec.co.uk)

Tel: 020 7936 3030 or 020 7832 1010.

Tel out of hours: 07721 866 858.

Email: clerks@1ec.co.uk

Before contacting my Clerk, please email him a brief summary about the following:

  • What is the dispute about?
  • What is the value of the dispute and what assets are involved?
  • Who are the parties and if legally represented who are their lawyers?
  • Where are the parties and their lawyers located?
  • Have all parties involved agreed to Mediation?
  • How will the Mediation take place – i.e. by Zoom or face to face?
  • What is the time frame for starting and conducting the Mediation?

Please note:

  • I do not undertake any Public Access work or conduct litigation.
  • I only undertake cases where the amount in dispute is below £2.5 million.
  • I only mediate Contentious Probate; Cultural Heritage; Music and Performers’ Rights’ Disputes.
  • Mediators do not provide commercial, legal, or tax advice, and do not draft settlement agreements.
  • I charge on a fixed fee basis, payable in advance to my Chambers Bank Account, and have a standard Mediation Agreement, which sets out the ground-rules for the Mediation, which must be signed by all parties and anybody else who attends the Mediation.
  • With the exception of pre-mediation day Zoom calls, all Mediation days by Zoom will be conducted by me in Chambers at 1 EC Barristers in London between 10am to 5.30pm. See also: SOM Guide to Remote Mediation 2024.pdf (wildapricot.org)

For information about the CMC Fixed Fee Scheme for claims below £50K, see https://civilmediation.org/fixed-fee-scheme/