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THE INTERNATIONAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTRE
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LONDON
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Chris Fitton

Position
Chris was a busy commercial disputes partner for 20 years, with national/international law firms headquartered in London.
He became a full-time mediator in 2014 and now mediates c50 high value cases each year (average dispute value >£500,000). Chris was published in the Legal 500 Hall of Fame 2018.
Chris is a specialist mediator for:
- financial services and pensions (IFAs, pension trustees and administrators)
- professional negligence (solicitors and valuers)
- construction
- higher value contract/commercial disputes, including director/shareholder
- insolvency cases
Chris regularly mediates cases for/involving:
- the UK’s leading insurers and Lloyd’s syndicates
- UK clearing banks
- liquidator firms (including EY and GT)
Chris practices mostly in London and Scotland.
Career
2014 – date: In Place of Strife commercial mediator, full time
2009-2014: BLM, partner
1994-2009: Pinsent Masons, partner
1992-1994: RPC, inhouse barrister
1991-1991: Hogan Lovells, inhouse barrister
1991: Called to the bar, Inner Temple
Languages
English
Memberships
Association of Midlands Mediators – committee member since 2014
Education
LLB 2:1 Brunel University (1990)
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > Mediators
(Mediators) (Hall of Fame)Chris Fitton at IPOS Mediation is ‘always well prepared and shows clear insight into each party’s position, getting to the nub of the dispute and enabling parties to resolve their differences. He is also particularly determined and robust in his efforts to achieve settlements‘. In 2023, Fitton mediated over 60 high-value cases in relation to professional indemnity claims involving solicitors, accountants, and construction professionals. He also recently mediated property-related conflicts, as well as cases that were brought against shareholders and directors by liquidators and banks. Highlights include a recovery claim of approximately $30m, commenced by the liquidators of 15 overseas companies that were allegedly involved in laundering the proceeds of a $1bn banking fraud.
Chris Fitton at IPOS Mediation is ‘always well prepared and shows clear insight into each party’s position, getting to the nub of the dispute and enabling parties to resolve their differences. He is also particularly determined and robust in his efforts to achieve settlements‘. In 2023, Fitton mediated over 60 high-value cases in relation to professional indemnity claims involving solicitors, accountants, and construction professionals. He also recently mediated property-related conflicts, as well as cases that were brought against shareholders and directors by liquidators and banks. Highlights include a recovery claim of approximately $30m, commenced by the liquidators of 15 overseas companies that were allegedly involved in laundering the proceeds of a $1bn banking fraud.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame London > Dispute resolution > Mediators
- Mediators London > Dispute resolution > Mediators
- Mediators London > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
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Firm Rankings
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- Dispute resolution > Mediators
- Dispute resolution > Mediators
- Dispute resolution > Mediators