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What Others Say

Mediation Services

"After 25 years of good old fashioned litigation I would describe myself as a mediation sceptic, that is, until I experienced Toby Walker and the team at ADR Group who showed me and my clients how it's really done and why it can be relied upon to produce results"

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"ADR Group is a well-run and efficient service provider.  They listen to your mediation requirements with care and make sure they pair you with a mediator suited to your needs.  Everything is done in a very timely manner.  My first point of call, always" 

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Mediation Training 

"I had already trained with a lesser known mediation company, though I wish I hadn't. Once I started to train with ADR Group, I realised how much i'd missed out on and how much I had to gain by training correctly. The trainers at ADR Group were the most helpful, friendly, informative and supportive trainers I could have ever wished for. The training was fun, informative and interesting and I am forever grateful to ADR Group for helping me along the way."

Joanna Nutley

Mediator Training

"I was extremely impressed by both the content and the delivery of the course particularly given the need to deliver it remotely. I have heard colleagues talk about mediation training that they have undertaken recently with other providers and this course would certainly appear to be more comprehensive than those."

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"I must say I was very impressed with the service received from the ADR Group and I will certainly be using you again in the future. Right from the start I was highly impressed with Sam; his responsiveness and communication was excellent."  Legal Counsel  

Our Mediators

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Thomas John

International Civil and Commercial Mediator (UK, Germany, Holland)

   

Practice Overview

A member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators since 2002, and accredited as an international commercial mediator since 2021, Thomas now draws on 20 years of experience working in private practice, the private sector, for governments, and as an international civil servant in Germany and Australia, gaining extensive dispute resolution expertise in both civil and common law jurisdictions. 

 

Thomas combines this unique competency with his deep understanding of the dispute resolution needs of internationally operating businesses, governments, and international organisations. Thomas has acted as mediation advocate representing governments and has advised parties, counsels, governments, and international organisations on many occasions on, and in, a wide range of mediation and arbitration issues. 

 

Thomas is well known for his innate sense of fairness. He takes full advantage of the flexible nature of facilitative mediation and adapts his style to suite the dispute and the parties’ requirements. His excellent rapport building skills, his curiosity, creativity, pragmatism and persistence as well as his deep empathy help him to get quickly to the core of any dispute. As a lawyer, Thomas has a sound understanding of the nature of business conflicts, the legal environment in which they occur and the value of established business relationships. When necessary, Thomas asks the hard questions.

 

Thomas is a global citizen and has worked in, and with, many States, cultures and legal systems. He is cosmopolitan, open-minded and culturally aware. He can adapt quickly to parties from different legal systems and with different negotiation styles. 

 

Thomas has trained in online mediation and is a member of the International Council for Online Dispute Resolution (ICODR). He offers parties full access to a dedicated online mediation platform at no costs. 

With his background in arbitration, Thomas is can also act in hybrid processes, combining the benefits of arbitration and mediation to the advantage of the parties. 

 

Professional Background

Thomas obtained legal and post-graduate qualifications in Germany and Australia, including in international commercial and sports arbitration. He is common and civil law trained and has been admitted to practice by the Supreme Court of Queensland and the High Court of Australia. A national of Australia and Germany, Thomas is fully bilingual and acts as an international mediator and arbitrator using both English and German.

 

He lectures mediation at the Sigmund Freud University in Vienna and is a widely published author who gladly shares his experience and insights.

 

Languages 

Fluent in English and German  

 

Areas of Specialism

  • Commercial
  • Company
  • Construction
  • Contract
  • Employment
  • Financial Services
  • Maritime
  • Partnership
  • Shareholder Dispute
  • Sport


Latest News

Angus Crawford and Garry Ferguson

We are extremely pleased to welcome Angus Crawford and Garry Ferguson to our Panel of mediators.  Mark Belford says "Angus and Garry have a wealth of mediation experience and add further strength to our mediator panel. They are both available for appointments throughout the UK, but having a presence in Scotland is an exciting step forward for ADR Group."

13 Feb 2023

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