Principal Solicitor – Legal Swan Solicitors
Areas of work
- General Civil Litigation
- Personal Injury
- Divorce and Financial Orders
- Boundary Disputes (one of which led to an appeal in the Court of Appeal)
- Professional Negligence Claims
- Solicitors Disciplinary Cases
- Employment Law
- Commercial and Contractual Disputes
- Residential Property
- Landlord and Tenant Litigation
- Wills and Probate
- Large Debt Actions
Mediation experience includes:
Property/boundary dispute between neighbours involving rights of way, obstruction/use of a joint access road and adjoining footpath crossing over one of the neighbour’s land. Amount involved was £35,000 plus costs
Unlawful discrimination dispute between a large University, it’s Student Union body and a group of 8 students. The students were claiming unlawful discrimination on the grounds of race/religion and victimisation by the University and the Students Union. Amount involved was £80,000 plus costs
Commercial dispute between directors of a company involving share transfer agreements, payments that had not been agreed, directors’ loans, breach of terms of directors’ agreement and other issues. Amount involved was £50,000 plus costs
Probate disputes between siblings over inheritance and contents of a Will. Amounts involved were from £60,000 to £800,000 plus costs
Divorce and ancillary relief claim concerning the assets of the marriage. Amount involved was £500,000 plus costs
Professional qualifications
- Practising Solicitor since 1992
- Mediator accredited with the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) since Nov 2005
- Member of Association of Midlands Mediators (AMM)
- Previously Member of Northern Association of Mediators
- Member of the Law Society’s Personal Injury Panel for over 10 years
- Member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) for over 8 years
- Member of the Motor Accident Solicitors Society (MASS) for over 14 years
- Member of the Law Society’s Solicitors Sole Practitioners Group since 2006
- Mediation panel member of Effective Dispute Solutions Limited
Personal profile
- Represented clients on a boundary dispute that was heard in the Court of Appeal
- Was runner-up in the Yorkshire Lawyer of the Year Award (2001) as voted by private clients
- Versatile, committed and dedicated professional with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- A pragmatic approach to problem solving with full confidence in my abilities as a Mediator
- Approachable, discrete and trustworthy reputation
- Fluent in Urdu and Punjabi
Interests
- Strong interest in the arts particularly theatre, television and cinema
- Founding member of the Asian Theatre School (part of the Red Ladder Theatre Company)
- Enjoy travelling abroad and have visited many countries including most of Europe, America, Mexico, North Africa, the Middle East, Malaysia, Romania and the Indian Subcontinent
- Keen interest in music, health issues and current affairs
Contact
To appoint this mediator please call +44 (0) 121 533 2793 or
email info@effectivedisputesolutions.co.uk
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