Paul Hughes
Solicitor & Commercial Mediator
- 1997 ADR Group Accredited Mediator
- 26 years mediation experience
- Specialisms, personal injury, professional negligence, partnership, landlord / tenant,
Mediation Accreditation
8th October 1997 qualified in San Francisco.
Accredited by ADR Group in the UK.
Mediation Experience
Mediation experience includes over 40 mediations to date. Cases mediated are mainly, but not exclusively, personal injury cases. Examples of mediations include:
- Infant fatality with claim for PTSD by mother. Liability and quantum issues. Mediation lead to settlement after a hidden issue was discovered and dealt with by the parties
- Stress at work case by teacher.
- EL claim involving fatal accident. Major issues on both liability and quantum, involving particularly sensitive issues impacting upon dependency claim.
- Claim for assault, wrongful arrest and malicious prosecution by litigant in person against police force. Claim discontinued at mediation.
- Personal injury claim with significant quantum issues including suspected fraud / surveillance evidence.
- Professional negligence action against solicitor and surveyor.
- Partnership dispute.
- Landlord and tenant dispute.
- Acted for one of the parties in the landmark Court of appeal case of Halsey v Milton Keynes NHS Trust / Steel v Joy.
- 2006: involved in recording Law Society ADR training video for lawyers
Career History
- Admitted in 1988
- Solicitor, Marrons 1988
- Solicitor, Crutes 1989
- Partner at Crutes since 1995
- Partner, Insurance DWF 2012
- Director, Bond Dickinson LLP 2014
- Consultant, Ward Hadaway 2016
- Solicitor, Thomas Miller Law May 18
Other Information
- Member: Law Society
- Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL)
- North East regional representative for FOIL special interest group in ADR since 2000
- Member of Law Society ADR Committee
