From 1997 onwards, specialising in Mediation, accredited with ADR Group, a member of the Law Society’s Civil and Commercial Mediation Panel. Mediation panel member of Effective Dispute Solutions Limited. A founder member of Commercial Mediation West Wales and a regular lecturer and author on mediation.

Over the past 15 years, I have mediated every type of civil and commercial dispute, from boundaries to partnerships, wills to construction, insurance to family, agricultural to intellectual property. I mediate across Wales, the Midlands and the South West. I have mediated in stately homes, farm yards, working men’s clubs and office suites. I find that the bulk of work arises from referrals from solicitors/parties who have used me as a mediator before.

I have extensive experience of multi-party mediations, involving parties, solicitors, barristers, surveyors and other experts. My solicitor background can often help short-circuit extensive legal exposition, allowing the issues to be dealt with more quickly. Feedback over the years indicates that my patient, business like but allowing for humour and human nature approach has helped steer many nightmare ‘trial next week’ cases towards a settlement.

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Solicitor

Andrew mediates a broad range of commercial disputes as well as company, partnership and shareholder issues.

John is a widely experienced CEDR Registered/CEDR Solve/CEDR Direct mediator who has mediated successfully on more than 100 UK and international disputes ranging from a few thousand pounds to £multi-millions.  His ‘success’ rate is 90%.

He is experienced in conducting mediations involving commercial companies large and small and those involving individual parties, in the UK and internationally, in the construction industry, the manufacturing industry, Specialist Trades, Property, Professional Services/Negligence, Worldwide Procurement, Exhibition Displays, Drilling Machinery, the Pottery Industry, the sale of a Vulcan Bomber. He also mediates in fields such as landlord and tenant, neighbour disputes and equine pursuits.

John is one of the Court of Appeal Mediation Scheme mediators, which normally involves very complex disputes.

John is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a Chartered Arbitrator.  He is a Fellow both in Arbitration and Mediation being one of the first Fellows under the Mediation route. Convenor of the Panel of Mediators. Approved mediation tutor and examiner, Panel of Arbitrators, Served on the Arbitration Committee, ADR Committee and Panel Management Group. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors: Chartered Quantity Surveyor

John sits on a large number of regional and specialist Mediator and Adjudicator panels. He has also acted as a Dispute Board Chairman.

He is also a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors: Chartered Quantity Surveyor. Member of the Institution’s Construction Mediation Group.

His experience ranges from disputes between individuals to multi-party commercial disputes, with legally represented parties (solicitors and counsel) and with expert witnesses in attendance.  Mediations conducted also include complex multi-issue disputes, with up to 20 people in attendance and organising assistant mediators, experts and others attending to carry out concurrent exercises to assist in achieving settlements.

Speaker on mediation at Dubai 2004 Conference on commercial dispute resolution in the Middle East.  Judge at Law Society National Negotiation Competition March 2006. Judge at the ICC International Mediation Competition, Paris 2008. Mediator Assessor, Athens 2008.

Examples of mediations settled in one or more days include:

General Commercial

• Breaches of contract concerning the sale of a Vulcan Bomber.
• Supply of cut and coiled steel wire for supermarket trolleys and baskets.
• Supply of heat resistant alloy castings.
• Introduction fee for sale of property.
• Drilling machinery specification, loss of profit, damages.
• Display Stands for National Exhibition.
• Supply of machine tools, loss of profit, repudiation.
• Failure of glass wall to squash court.
• Hire of lorries.
• Fire damage.

Construction

• Lead mediator in numerous ‘construction’ mediations, UK and internationally, on dispute value from a few thousand to £multi million.
• Power plant (Middle East), motorways, bridgeworks, office developments, court building, private houses, bulk handling terminal, church, car showroom, factory, student accommodation, retail developments, hotel, residential apartments accommodation, University building, research laboratory, listed building, etc.

Construction Specialist Trades

• Including lifts, M&E services, fencing, painting and decorating, bridge coatings, etc., etc.

Professional Fees/Negligence

• Architect’s fees.
• Architect’s copyright.

Neighbour Disputes

• Party fence height and design, abusive behaviour and relationship at place of work.
• Rights of way, adverse possession, loss of light, threatening behaviour, future relations.
  (Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ Neighbour Dispute Service Panel).

Landlord & Tenant

• Damage to trees and shrubs.
• Damp, discomfort, rent relief, electric costs.

Property

• Tripartite dispute, property lease and development costs.  £2 million
  (Court of Appeal Scheme mediation).

Involving Commercial and Private Parties

• Replacement of diamond encrusted watch dial, with high emotional value by prestigious, international watch company.
• Sale of house, livery fees, construction of gallop .

John has a portfolio of references and complimentary feedbacks from parties and their representatives.

Background

John’s professional life has been in the construction industry but for the last 10 years he has been mediating on a wide range of commercial and private disputes.  He has worked both in private practice and in commercial organisations.  Since 1979 he has specialised in advising on contractual matters, settling contentious accounts and the like and all aspects of dispute resolution.  He has acted as Arbitrator and Adjudicator in more than 200 disputes and has also carried out Expert Determinations.

He has been involved in and advised clients on a very wide range of projects, throughout the UK and internationally.  Clients have included numerous commercial companies, public bodies, lawyers and consultants.  He was in partnership with a barrister up to the end of 1985 and then formed J E Price Associates.  He has 30 years experience of negotiating for clients and acting as a dispute resolver.

His extensive experience in disputes over 30 years has provided an invaluable basis for his expanding work as a mediator in many commercial and private dispute fields.

International Experience

International experience includes work on disputes in Kuwait, Dubai, Muscat, Salalah, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Germany, China, Korea, India, Nepal, Italy, Turkey and Austria.

Professional Experience:-

As a dispute resolver John has very wide commercial experience and personal experience of commercial organisations, large and small.

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His experience in acting for parties involved in litigation has reinforced Joe’s belief in the value of achieving settlement prior to trial, and bolstered his belief in the process of mediation.

Joe was called to the Bar in 2008 by the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, having achieved a grade of Outstanding in both Advocacy and Alternative Dispute Resolution. After successfully completing pupillage at 30 Park Place in the areas of Crime and Civil, Joe began tenancy in September 2010, accepting instructions in particular in company, commercial, contract, employment, insolvency and personal injury law. Joe qualified as an accredited Mediator in September 2008.  Prior to joining 30 Park Place, Joe worked as a litigator in two top commercial law firms in Cardiff where he advised and represented clients in commercial litigation and employment matters.

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(Trained and Accredited by CEDR)

• Qualified 1999
• Highly experienced, having conducted in excess of 20 mediations
• 90% success rate

Commercial contract; Employment; Landlord & Tenant and Property

Examples include:

• A sex discrimination/constructive dismissal case brought against the Police Force. This took place over two days and resulted in financial settlement and reinstatement.
• A contractual dispute concerning copyright and CD-rom manufacturing. Resolved to each party’s mutual satisfaction.
• A stale boundary dispute. This had been ongoing for several years but was settled at the end on a single day’s mediation.
• A disagreement concerning the supply of seafood, requiring an innovative approach and resulting in both settlement and continued business relationship.
• An assault/false imprisonment case again brought against the Police Force. This was resolved over the course of one day with one party agreeing to pay an undisclosed sum and costs to the other.
• A number of building disputes.

CAREER HISTORY

BARRISTER (Called 1996)

Specialist employment practitioner covering all major aspects of employment law.
My caseload comprises a broadly even split of Respondent and Claimant work.

HM ARMED FORCES

Army Officer, The Light Dragoons (1989-94)

I joined the army as a Short Service Officer in a Reconnaissance Regiment and was promoted to Captain after two years. I served in the UK, Norway, Germany and Bosnia-Herzegovina.

EDUCATION

• 1995 – 1996 The Inns of Court School of Law Bar Vocational Court (Graded ‘Very Competent’)
• 1994 – 1995 The College of Law Common Professional Examination
• 1989 – 1990 Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst Officer Training
• 1985 – 1989 University of St Andrews MA (Hons) English Literature

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General Information and Experience

Angus Reid is a Chartered Engineer with a successful career spanning some 30 years in engineering design, site supervision and multi-discipline project management in various industries. He is a member of the Institution of Engineering & Technology (formerly the IEE), a member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and is an Accredited Mediator.

Angus graduated from Dundee University with a degree in electrical engineering and following technical and commercial training he spent several years as contractors’ site resident engineer and manager working on major power station construction projects. He subsequently widened his construction experience undertaking electrical design, supervising commissioning and managing capital projects for a contractor in the nuclear, rail and steel industries before taking on a new project management role in the brewing industry. In this role, Angus gained wide experience from the “Employer’s perspective” of capital project development and delivery covering conceptual design and specification, procurement, process engineering, general building works, industrial services and FMCG high speed and bulk packaging.

With practical experience of having worked both as a contractor and as the employer / employer’s Engineer on a diverse range of construction projects, Angus expanded his career into consultancy where he was responsible for engineering design, client management and project delivery of renewable energy projects, mainly involving planning and construction of wind farms and schemes to generate electricity from landfill gas. This was later extended to cover environmental and planning aspects of engineering developments as well as supervision of technical and commercial delivery of renewable energy projects.

Involvement in the resolution of technical and commercial differences throughout his career established an interest in all forms of dispute resolution and this interest led to Angus achieving an MSc (with merit) in Construction Law and Arbitration and undertaking further training to become an Accredited Mediator.

Angus now operates as an independent consultant based in the North of England providing technical and contractual / commercial support to clients in the renewable energy / construction industries throughout the UK as well as providing dispute resolution advice, training and services as an Arbitrator or Mediator.

With experience in a diverse range of industries and an understanding of electrical and general engineering design, building works and related construction and operational interfaces, Angus’ technical knowledge and contractual / commercial awareness offer a keen insight into causes of construction, business and related personal disputes. This insight, combined with experience of negotiating with clients, contractors and other project stakeholders over many years, has given Angus the skills and ability to deal with a broad range of technical, commercial and personal issues and to help widely disparate parties to resolve their disputes.

Professional Qualifications

Chartered Engineer
Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (formerly IEE)
Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Accredited Mediator (Chartered Institute of Arbitrators)

Published Papers

“Common sense applied to the definition of a dispute”, Angus Reid & the late Robert C.T. Ellis
Journal: Structural Survey, 2007, Vol. 25, Issue: 3/4, Page: 239 – 252
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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ARBITRATION PRACTICE

Issued over 175 arbitration awards
Member of the Chartered Institute’s Panel since 1995;
Member of the Commercial Scheme and Mortgage Code Panels;
Review Arbitrator for Travel Scheme Arbitrations;
Appeared as counsel in construction arbitrations.

Co-author of ‘The Arbitration Act 1996 – A Commentary’ published by Blackwell Publishing : fourth edition August 2007.

MEDIATION PRACTICE

CEDR accredited, involved in over 30 mediations;
Mediated commercial mediations as sole mediator, joint mediator and party representative (see second page for areas of experience);
Mediated court-annexed and community mediations.

ACADEMIC POSTS

Principal Lecturer, University of the West of England with responsibility for E-Learning, since 2002;
Senior Lecturer, UWE, 1999 – 2001;
Associate Course Director for the Diploma in Arbitration, College of Estate Management, Reading;
Lead Assessor for Mediator Accreditation Assessments, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Past Chairman, Examinations Board, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

PRACTICE AT THE BAR

Sole practitioner (as arbitrator and mediator) in commercial, property and construction work, based in Taunton since 2003;
1995 – 2003: Littman Chambers (Mark Littman QC), 12 Gray’s Inn Square,
1989 – 95 : 3 Paper Buildings (Thayne Forbes QC);
1980 – 89 : 10 King’s Bench Walk (Kenneth Zucker QC).

Areas of Experience Include

Commercial:

• Agency
• Commercial agreements
• Franchising agreements
• Financial regulation
• Jurisdiction across borders
• Mortgages
• Partnerships
• Professional negligence
• Sale of goods

Property:

• Boundaries
• Business tenancies
• Easements
• Joint ventures
• Landlord & tenant
• Registered land
• Restrictive covenants
• Stakeholders
• Vendor & purchaser

Construction:

• Ad hoc contracts
• All-weather surfaces
• Defective design & construction
• Nuisance
• Performance bonds
• Residential, commercial and industrial premises
• Standard form contracts
• Welding standards

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Relevant Panel Listing specific to Mediation and ADR.

1. The Panel of Commercial Mediators of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
2. The Panel of Commercial Mediators of the Academy of Experts.
3. The Panel of Commercial Mediators for Effective Dispute Solutions Limited.
4. The Panel of Neutrals of the World Intellectual Property Organisation in Geneva(WIPO).
5. The UK Patents office Panel of Mediation providers.
6. Communication & Internet Services Adjudication Scheme
7. IP & Electronic Media Panel of CIARB (www.communications-adr.com)
8. The Panel of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Leaseholders Dispute Resolution Scheme.
9. The Property Panel of the London Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
10. The Public Access Barristers’ Association (PABA) Mediation Panel.
11. Senior Adjudicator and Panel Convenor of the Tenancy Deposit Protection Adjudication Scheme.
12. Senior Adjudicator and Panel Convenor of the Adjudication Scheme for Home Builders.

Recent Dispute Resolution Training and Experience specific to Mediation and ADR.

1. Attended three day Construction Adjudication training course conducted by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in May 2004.
2. Attended mandatory training course for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Leaseholders’ Dispute Resolution Scheme conducted by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in November 2005.
3. Attended one day Training for the Dispute Resolution Scheme of the British Marine Federation in March 2007 conducted by the Academy of Experts.
4. Attended Expert Determination Course conducted by the Academy of Experts in February 2009.
5. Attended two day training workshop for Intellectual Property Mediators in May 2009 conducted by World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in Geneva.
6. Appointed Assessor of Mediators seeking panel listing by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators since 2004.
7. Appointed by the Department of Constitutional Affairs to promote the use of Mediation in the resolution of disputes in May 2005 at the Bedford and Luton County Courts during the Mediation Awareness week.
8. Appointed Course Director and Lead Trainer for the Tenancy Deposit Protection Panel and other Consumer Adjudication Schemes by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators since 2007.
9. Delivered paper on the “Drafting of ADR Clauses in Maritime Contracts” at the School of African and Oriental Studies at the University of London in October 2008.
10. As an Accredited Mediator I have conducted Mediations in well over 200 civil and commercial disputes on the County Court Annexed Mediation Scheme, the National Mediation Helpline Scheme, the Cost Controlled Mediation Scheme and Ad hoc.
11. As a Chartered Arbitrator and Adjudicator I have issued well over 400 awards and decisions in civil and commercial disputes.
12. As Counsel I have advised and represented diverse parties involved in civil and commercial disputes in the County Court, The High Court, the Court of Appeal, domestic arbitral tribunals, international arbitral tribunals, court annexed mediation sessions, and ad-hoc mediation sessions.

Other Relevant Appointments.

1. Member the Hong Kong Mediation Council.
2. Nominated one of the Judges of the 2^nd I.C.C. (International Chamber of Commerce) International Commercial Mediation Competition held in Paris in February 2007.
3. Former member of the ADR Committee of the General Council of the Bar (2006-2008).
4. Former Interim Chairman of the ADR Committee of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators from January 2005 – August 2005.
5. Former member of the ADR Committee of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators from October 2001 – August 2005

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SPECIALISMS:

• Debt/Contract disputes
• Family Inheritance/Probate
• Constructive Trusts
• Equality Issues
• Employment/Workplace disputes
• Neighbour disputes

MEDIATION EXPERIENCE:

Founded and managed Family Mediation Department at Lyons Davidson for 11 years.  This is now a flourishing and busy department.  Versatile and able mediator experienced in a number of different mediation models including: sole mediation, co-mediation (particularly useful for complex multi-party disputes) and shuttle/caucusing.

Following commercial mediation training in 2002, mediated regularly for Devon and Exeter Law Society for their In-Court Mediation Scheme and co-founded the In-Court Mediation Scheme at Bath County Court for commercial cases.

Mediated in a wide variety of disputes including:

• Employment and workplace disputes
• Inheritance Act, property and business disputes
• Disability Discrimination Act disputes and other Equality Act disputes
• Hundreds of mediation hours mediating in complex family disputes
• Business/Partnership Disputes
• Debt/Contract Disputes
• Environmental Disputes
• Education Disputes

OTHER INFORMATION:

ADR Group Accredited Civil and Commercial Mediator
Family Mediators Association Member
Reunite Panel Mediator
ADR Net Member
Family Mediation Council
College of Mediators
The Law Society’s Family Mediation Panel
Civil Mediation Council
Mediation panel member of Effective Dispute Solutions Limited

Some feedback includes:

“We thank you for your assistance in this matter, our client has indicated that mediation has been a huge help in resolving this issue”.

“Can I take this opportunity to thank you for navigating us through these difficult matters, your determination to find common ground and resolution, and the support and encouragement you have given.”

“Thank you for helping us to reach an early settlement which we both feel is fair”.

“Thanks for the professional way in which you have handled this matter”.

“Many thanks for all of your help.  We could not have wished for better support”.

“ I really feel that coming to see you we have progressed”.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:

1982 to 1987 – Kinsley Smith & Co, Gillingham, Kent
1987 to 1996 – Battens, Bristol
1996 to 1999 – Wood Hodkinson & Co, Bristol
1999  to 2010 – Lyons Davidson
2010               –   Progressive Mediation

Qualified as a solicitor in 1982. Experience in PI, Landlord & Tenant, Consumer and Family disputes.

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