Michael Bass
Accredited civil, commercial and workplace mediator. Previously worked for 25 years in banking, running a number of global business lines, and brings significant experience of complex financial matters in an international context.
Christine Bowyer-Jones
Accredited mediator, trainer and conflict coach with a legal and commercial background. She has particular experience mediating commercial and contract claims, property, construction, landlord and tenant, employment, workplace and sports disputes.
Rupert Cohen
Accredited commercial mediator. Ranked in both Chambers & Partners 2022 and Who’s Who Legal 2021 as a Leading Mediator and described as “a noteworthy mediator with particular expertise and experience in substantial property disputes”.
Rosie Compton
Accredited mediator. She has mediated 200+ cases in the private, public and third sectors and works with private and contract clients predominantly in the UK. ‘Rosie is the best mediator I have worked with in 32 years’ Dave Walker MBE, Director of Mediation, Calm Mediation.
Sharon Crooks
A facilitator, trainer and accredited mediator who works with businesses, charities and community groups. She regularly mediates disputes between board members, trustees, colleagues and members of different kinds of communities.
Serena Davis
Accredited mediator and solicitor of more than 15 years’ standing, able to assist with all commercial and workplace issues, and with specialist experience in marine and commercial disputes.
Hugh Elder
Accredited mediator with over 40 years’ experience in dispute resolution as a solicitor and mediator, across a wide range of civil and commercial issues. Former President of London Solicitors Litigation Association, former head of litigation and managing partner at Gordon Dadds.
Mia Forbes Pirie
Award-winning, accredited mediator, facilitator and coach. Board Member of the Civil Mediation Council. Former solicitor in a top City law firm. In addition to her corporate clients, Mia has worked with governments, religious organisations and Members of Parliament.
Giselle Green
Accredited mediator and conflict coach with a background in the media, politics and the charity sector. She covers workplace, community, civil and commercial cases and during her career has worked with people of all ages and social backgrounds. She is skilled at putting people at ease and asking the critical questions to unlock a resolution.
Joanna Gosling
Senior Associate Mediator (family and workplace) at Irwin Mitchell. Joanna is passionate about relationship dynamics, communication, and navigating conflict, which is why she changed career after 30 years as one of the most experienced and best-known rolling news presenters broadcasting in the UK, leaving her role as BBC News Chief Anchor. Joanna also has her own show on Classic fm.
Jessica Hughes
Accredited mediator with a broad commercial chancery background, encompassing domestic and international litigation and arbitration. “She’s very bright, very quick and very thorough, and has a high level of intelligence”. Chambers & Partners.
Jason Hunter
Accredited mediator with 30+ years’ experience in dispute resolution, listed in The Legal 500 and Chambers UK as a leader in his field. Mediation cases range from smaller scale disputes to million pound multi-party claims, involving property companies, large corporations, not-for-profit organisations and individuals. Formerly Partner and Head of Property Litigation team at Russell-Cooke LLP.
David Mackie
Accredited mediator with particularly wide experience of commercial, personal injury, employment and public law disputes, gained from thirty years in practice as a solicitor and partner in Central London and City firms, and as a senior lawyer in central government.
Michèle Marriott
Accredited civil and commercial mediator with extensive knowledge of the education and charity sectors. A former fundraising professional, she has 30+ years’ experience in managing relationships with charities, trusts and corporate clients.
Alexandra McAdam Clark
Accredited mediator. Her experience of over 20 years as a trade union negotiator in the scientific public sector, representing 5 professional unions and establishing partnerships with Board/Council members and corporate HR have massively contributed to her work as a workplace mediator.
Nick Pearson
Accredited mediator and former partner of Baker & McKenzie with over 30 years of global experience in dispute resolution. Consistently listed as a Leading Mediator in Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500. Specialises in corporate and commercial disputes, with amounts in dispute ranging from £30,000 to £100 million.
Sue Prevezer KC
Accredited mediator and senior barrister with 30+ years’ experience in commercial litigation at every level of the UK judicial system and in international arbitration. “Tough as nails but really good to work with and just fearsomely bright”, Chambers & Partners.
John Quigley
Accredited mediator and solicitor with over 30 years’ experience in corporate, commercial, employment law and data protection, both in the UK and internationally. He has helped to resolve hundreds of commercial, business, shareholder, partnership, employment and workplace disputes by negotiation, arbitration, litigation, conciliation and mediation.
Stephen Ruttle KC
Our founder, and one of the leading mediators in the UK and worldwide. He has mediated over 1,700 disputes of all legal types. Some have involved many billions in value, others have been of great public and political sensitivity. He is consistently featured in WWL Global Mediation Leaders, Legal 500 and Chambers rankings. “Easily the best mediator on the circuit” Legal 500 2022.
Laura Tweedy
Accredited, Legal 500 recommended mediator and CMC Associate. With nearly two decades experience at the property bar, she is ideally placed to cut through complex legal disputes. “A real fighter and always willing to go above and beyond. She uses her legal knowledge combined with fantastic people skills. She is loved by solicitors and their clients alike.” (Chambers UK, 2023)