Mark Jackson-Stops > IPOS Mediation > London, England > Lawyer Profile

IPOS Mediation
THE INTERNATIONAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTRE
1 Paternoster Lane
LONDON
EC4M 7BQ
England

Position

Mark is recognised “as one of the great mediators” in the UK. He has been a full time mediator for over 20 years, having handled over 1500 cases. Mark has been described as ‘an excellent mediator who brings calm and straight talking to difficult situations; he is also great with clients and can be tough when necessary’.

With a background in property and business, Mark is particularly sought after to assist with disputes relating to real estate and construction, and professional negligence and insurance issues arising therefrom. He has also been involved in a wide variety of cases in the insurance industry, issues relating to commercial contracts, financial services, probate and inheritance and, in particular shareholder and partnership disputes, often involving family businesses. The disputes he has helped to resolve range from a few thousand pounds up to the hundreds of millions.

Career

Mark spent the first 20 years of his professional life as a Chartered Surveyor in private practice. He trained as a mediator in 1994 and founded In Place of Strife, The Mediation Chambers, in 1995, since when he has been a full-time mediator.

Languages

English

Memberships

Founding Director of the Civil Mediation Council
ACIArb
Distinguished Fellow of the International Academy of Mediators

Education

MA (Oxon)

Lawyer Rankings

London > Dispute resolution > Mediators

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Mark Jackson-Stops – IPOS Mediation 

IPOS Mediation‘s chambers leader Mark Jackson-Stops is ‘very calm, collected and personable. He makes the client feel like their views are being heard, but also seeks to explain the other side’s point of view. He works hard during a mediation to bring about a commercial settlement‘. Mediating over 1800 cases to date, Jackson-Stops is a go-to mediator for professional negligence, property and construction disputes. He also handles claims concerning insurance, financial services, commercial contracts, and probate and inheritance. Recent matters include a construction claim by the owner of a high-value residential property against a developer, in relation to the leaking basement of a newly-built house; and a professional negligence claim against a solicitor firm for losing the opportunity to bring a personal injury claim.

Mark Jackson-Stops – IPOS Mediation 

IPOS Mediation‘s chambers leader Mark Jackson-Stops is ‘very calm, collected and personable. He makes the client feel like their views are being heard, but also seeks to explain the other side’s point of view. He works hard during a mediation to bring about a commercial settlement‘. Mediating over 1800 cases to date, Jackson-Stops is a go-to mediator for professional negligence, property and construction disputes. He also handles claims concerning insurance, financial services, commercial contracts, and probate and inheritance. Recent matters include a construction claim by the owner of a high-value residential property against a developer, in relation to the leaking basement of a newly-built house; and a professional negligence claim against a solicitor firm for losing the opportunity to bring a personal injury claim.