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Dispute resolution > Mediators Tier 1

Eileen Carroll KC (Hon) – CEDR Chambers  Co-founder and principal mediator of CEDR Chambers,  Eileen Carroll KC (Hon), is 'on top of the detail and a really skilled and experienced practitioner, who is capable of bringing even the most alienated parties closer together'. Carroll's experience includes mediating high-stakes disputes in the financial services, IT and telecoms sectors, as well as property, employment, infrastructure, IP, and shareholder conflicts (among several others). Recent work ranges from a professional negligence claim involving a global accountancy body, to a hospitality sector breach of contract and conspiracy matter, and a music industry-related competition law and unpaid royalties dispute.Fiona Colquhoun – CEDR Chambers With a track record of over 500 mediations to date, CEDR Chambers' Fiona Colquhoun is 'hugely experienced, and has a calm, unflappable style that is effective in progressing discussions as needed.' Colquhoun is well known for mediating complex employment, business-to-business (B2B), clinical negligence and commercial disputes, as well as public funding and education-related cases. Recent commercial matters include a neighbourhood dispute over a joint shared driveway, and a building contract-related conflict. Other significant mediations include a high-value, life-changing clinical negligence case, and a matter involving transgender issues.Karl Mackie CBE – CEDR Chambers  'Enormously experienced and skilled across most areas of mediation', founder president of CEDR Chambers, Karl Mackie CBE, is particularly focused on disputes concerning business and human rights, but he also maintains a broad commercial and civil practice. 'Astute at judging the parties' objectives and the dynamics of mediation on the day', Mackie has mediated over 1000 disputes to date; and in addition to being a highly-rated commercial mediator in the UK and Europe, he routinely trains other mediators. Mackie's recent caseload incorporates complex class actions and multi-party disputes, as well as commercial and regulatory matters with national and international dimensions.Eve Pienaar – CEDR Chambers  Mediating over 300 commercial cases to date, CEDR Chambers' Eve Pienaar is 'able to understand the issues at hand quickly and concentrate mediation on the issues that matter'. Pienaar's caseload comprises high-stakes, multi-party mediations; and she specialises in property, construction, professional negligence, and partnership and shareholder claims. She also conducts workplace and employment-related mediations. Accredited in 2007, Pienaar spent approximately 100 days mediating commercial cases during 2022; and her recent representative cases include a breach of warranty claim (joined with negligence claim) against an accounting firm, and an insolvency claim that was brought by a liquidator against a previous director and shareholder.Heather Allen – CEDR Chambers  A founding member of CEDR Chambers, Heather Allen is 'assertive, organised and easy to work with, as well as being good with clients'. Allen is increasingly active in the meditation of clinical negligence claims, while her track record further extends to mediations concerning commercial contracts, employment, and inheritance issues. Allen is also notably experienced in relation to multi-cultural and cross-cultural contexts; and her recent caseload encompasses a clinical negligence claim, which arose from the delay to a diagnosis of hypothyroidism that resulted in permanent brain damage. Allen additionally mediated a personal injury claim, brought by an ex-employee, which was based on employer's liability .Gillian Caroe - CEDR Chambers  Gillian Caroe  at CEDR Chambers 'has a wonderful sense of humour that defuses any bad feeling during mediations, and she is very easy to talk frankly to'. Accredited in 2005, Caroe's recent caseload includes employment, workplace, property, healthcare, and education-related disputes, as well as conflicts involving probate, insurance, and construction and engineering.Nick Pearson  – CEDR Chambers  CEDR Chambers' Nick Pearson's 'communication is exceptional before, during and after mediations. He is calm and measured throughout'. Specialising in corporate, commercial and family disputes, the track record of Pearson, a former Baker McKenzie global dispute resolution head, includes mediating hundreds of commercial mediations, both in the UK and abroad, as well as multi-party matters.Neil Goodrum – CEDR Chambers  Neil Goodrum at CEDR Chambers 'has a very calm approach, with a clear focus on maintaining momentum and goodwill, and a good grasp of the details of the issue'. A former senior litigation partner at McCormicks), Goodrum's recent highlights include a dispute over unpaid invoices, a clinical negligence matter, and a workplace-related conflict.Alan Jacobs - CEDR Chambers  One of CEDR Chambers' most popular mediators in 2022, Alan Jacobs' 'emotional intelligence is far superior to many of the market's other mediators, and he has good technical knowledge of the practice areas in which he mediates'. Jacob's mediation work covers a broad range of clinical negligence and personal injury claims.Felicity Steadman - CEDR Chambers  CEDR Chambers' Felicity Steadman is 'very calm and collected, listens to clients attentively, and encourages the parties to come to an amicable solution'. Mediating over 500 matters to date, Steadman particularly focuses on the mediation of employment and workplace conflicts, as well as commercial disputes.Joe Shammah - CEDR Chambers  A practising mediator for over 15 years, Joe Shammah of CEDR Chambers has mediated over 200 disputes to date. Shammah's practice covers a wide spectrum of commercial and corporate disputes throughout the UK.