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Summary CV

2020 onwards: Independent Mediators

2008 onwards: Mediator

1998-2008: Partner, Pinsent Masons, Leeds (Head of Litigation from 1999)

1994-1998: Solicitor/Senior Solicitor, Eversheds, Hepworth and Chadwick (Leeds)

1989/1994: Solicitor/Trainee Solicitor, Linklaters (London)

1988-1989: Law Society Finals

1985-1988: BA (Hons) Law, University of Nottingham

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There's always a concern about the mediato's ability to fully understand the issues, but Stuart didn't have a problem in that regard, with his background.

It was a commercial litigation matter and, obviously, Stuart has vast experience in dealing with this type of litigation, so it was quite useful to be able to draw on someone who had that knowledge and experience and could then apply it through the mediation process in order to facilitate a settlement. He was there to achieve exactly what we wanted to achieve, which was a settlement. He got to work very quickly, got the parties together, got the parties talking. He cut through the mist that always flies around in a mediation to get to the substantive issues and to work through those.

He has, obviously from his past life, a good understanding of what clients are actually looking for – what amounts to a successful or satisfactory outcome from a client’s point of view. He’s good in that sense at looking for a deal that might be acceptable.