Join our Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Panel for a seminar exploring the use of evaluation within mediation and dispute resolution, hosted in partnership with Keating Chambers.
This event has been organised by Keating Chambers in partnership with us.
About the event
This free event will open with a keynote address from Sam Townend KC, former Chair of the Bar Council. A panel discussion will follow exploring the ethical, legal and practical considerations involved when mediators adopt an evaluative role.
There will be an opportunity for audience questions, with a drinks reception to follow.
Why attend?
Chair of our ADR Panel, Spenser Hilliard, will join Shobana Iyer, James Bridgeman SC, John Pugh-Smith, James Roberts KC and Andrew Parsons on the panel, to discuss:
- The boundaries between facilitation and evaluation
- The expectation of parties
- How different approaches can support effective outcomes in civil, commercial and family disputes
Speakers
Samuel Townend KC, Barrister at Keating Chambers, former Chair of the Bar Council
Keynote address
Samuel Townend KC is the former Chair of the Bar Council and barrister at Keating Chambers. Samuel is regularly appointed as Arbitrator and Adjudicator and has acted as Mediator in domestic, international and remote mediations. He also regularly acts as mediation and negotiation advocate, in addition to being counsel in court and arbitration.
Shobana Iyer, Barrister at Swan Chambers
Chair/moderator of the panel
Shobana Iyer is a practicing barrister, an accredited arbitrator and mediator, with over 20 years specialising in commercial dispute resolution. Shobana is a Vice-Chair of the Bar Council’s Legal Services Committee, which oversees the Bar Council’s IT, ADR and Direct Access Panels.
Spenser Hilliard, Barrister at Field Court Chambers
Chair of the Bar Council's Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Panel
Spenser Hilliard is Chair of the Bar Council’s ADR Panel, a member of the Judicial ADR Liaison Committee and has over four decades of experience in litigation and alternative dispute resolution. Spenser now practises exclusively as a mediator.
James Bridgeman SC, Barrister at 4–5 Gray's Inn Square
James Bridgeman SC is a dual-qualified Barrister, Chartered Arbitrator, Accredited Mediator and Statutory Adjudicator. James has been appointed arbitrator, mediator and adjudicator in construction, commercial contract, in intellectual property, partnership, workplace and family disputes.
Andrew Parsons, Barrister at Portsmouth Chambers
Andrew Parsons is an experienced barrister, mediator and arbitrator, known as the “quiet man on the corner” in the dispute resolution community.
John Pugh-Smith, Barrister at 39 Essex Chambers
John Pugh-Smith is an experienced alternative dispute adviser and resolver in his various roles as an arbitrator, independent expert determiner and mediator and has been involved in a diverse range of disputes including breach of contract, professional indemnity, property, personal injury, planning, community, compensation, environmental damage and religious differences.
James Roberts KC, Barrister at 1 King's Bench Walk
James Roberts KC is the immediate past Chair of the Family Law Bar Association. He was involved from the outset in introducing arbitration to family financial remedy and then children litigation and is a founding Board member of the Institute of Family Law Arbitrators (IFLA). He has been a mediator for over 15 years and has conducted well over 100 early neutral evaluations in financial remedy cases.
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