Practice Overview
Roger is a Leading Mediator (Legal 500), a hugely experienced Civil and Commercial mediator having completed over 130 mediations. He specialises in Commercial and Residential Property, Landlord and Tenant, Dilapidations, Service Charges, Lease renewals, Boundaries and Neighbours, Rights of Way, Rights of Light, Construction, Noise Nuisance, Title, Business, Wills, TOLATA, Trust & Probate, Families at War, Partnership (inc division of assets on relationship breakdown), Contract, Employment, Workplace, Shareholders, Corporate, Banking, security and Finance, Pensions, Insolvency/ Debt Management, Retail and Restaurant, Healthcare, Professional Indemnity, Insurance, Franchising (including international master franchises) Sale and delivery of goods and services/consumer disputes, Disputes with a religious context.
Roger is passionate that mediation provides a fresh approach, with a 75% personal success rate on the day (increasing to 85% in the days and weeks following).
Roger believes strongly that thorough preparation is a key element in a successful mediation and he has his own tried and tested procedure for this.
Roger is a member of the Civil Mediation Council Board and their Registration and Standards Committee.
Roger regularly speaks at events and gives seminars and webinars.
Roger is an experienced Online Mediator and is familiar with a number of platforms.
Roger has recently been awarded the Global Advisory Experts Independent Mediator of the Year.
Professional Background
Roger qualified as a solicitor in 1984 and from 2018 he became a full-time mediator. He qualified as a mediator in 2009.
Endorsements
“Roger’s calm and encouraging approach established an effective framework to resolve an emotionally-charged and long-standing dispute. As a new mediator observing the process, I learnt a huge amount." Philippa Brown Mentee / Observer
"Roger’s pro-active approach to preparing parties (and their advisors) for the mediation was instrumental in creating a positive environment for the mediation to take place."
"He encouraged parties to take the lead on how they wished to proceed, ensuring they were comfortable with the process and fully ‘bought into’ it. I would have no hesitation in recommending Roger for future mediations."