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Stuart has been a full-time mediator since 2008 and is consistently recommended as a leader in the field of mediation by the Legal 500 and Chambers directories (Band 1 in both). Having qualified as a solicitor in 1991, he subsequently became a litigation partner at a large international law firm, and was highly recommended as a litigator by the leading directories (Band 1).

Since becoming a mediator, he has accumulated experience across a wide range of dispute matters, parties and jurisdictions, both national and international, and has established a reputation for managing complex and difficult, sometimes deeply personal, issues and challenging dynamics with insight, creativity and empathy. Known for his calm and empathetic manner, he is also recognised for his tenacity and willingness to challenge in order to keep the process moving (including beyond the mediation day, if necessary) so as to create the best possible conditions for resolution.

Contact Details

Please feel free to contact Stuart directly, or to speak to the team  at Independent Mediators

Stuart Chapman
07831 624579
sjc@stuartchapman.com

Independent Mediators 
020 7127 9223
imoffice@independentmediators.co.uk

Your prowess was what made the day. Your care, insight, analysis, diplomacy, encouragement, common sense, and immersive engagement were what got us a settlement, on classic terms of more than one side wanted to pay and less than the other had wanted to come away with, but you got us there, for the good of us all, and of, frankly, the legal system, of which mediation is an essential part...It is not for nothing that you have a 100% success rate in my mediation over the last 17 years, from your very first to your very last.
It was a difficult case. I felt that Stuart's handling of it was very sensitive to the particular circumstances we were dealing with. I was comfortable to rely on Stuart's judgement as to the best way to handle the mediation perhaps to a greater extent than I have been with other mediators, because I really felt that he'd invested the time to understand the dynamics. He was very good.

Stuart Chapman is, in my view, up there with the best of them... He is able to bring his substantial legal experience to bear in quickly understanding complex issues. He also has the necessary 'people skills'. He develops trust with the parties and is patiently persistent in assisting them towards a consensual resolution.

He didn't give up on it, even though at times maybe a lesser person might have been tempted to do so

I thought there was a novel approach to settlement which took us to the final settlement figure. At the time, it took us by surprise... but it showed the ability to think outside the box and bring a resolution which might not have happened otherwise.

Actually having the perspective, the nous, to realise what it is precisely that clients are looking for, I think that's really, really useful. The best I can say is that I recommend him in cases that I'm involved in and I don't recommend very many people.

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Insurance and Reinsurance

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Logistics and Transport

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Public Bodies and Public Law

Shipping & Aviation

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