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Alternative Dispute Resolution lawyers

Avoiding costly disputes is often the favoured route for businesses when challenges arise. Alternative dispute resolution – which includes mediation, moderation, and expert determination - is an increasingly attractive option for clients wishing to avoid lengthy and costly proceedings.

To secure the best outcome, it is important to work with legal advisers who are highly experienced in the alternative routes available, have experience in the sector you operate in and a commercial, problem-solving mind-set. The CMS ADR team helps clients through all phases of out-of-court dispute resolution.

You have made what could have been a very difficult journey for me something which I am very confident about, and can positively move forward from.

Workplace mediation client

Conflicts within the workplace can be particularly challenging and time consuming to address. Our specialist workplace mediation service is designed to give you all the benefits of an in-house service without the implementation cost or the training time. The service is flexible to cover short facilitated discussions lasting only a few hours, to longer full day mediations or team mediations. Our team of eight accredited mediators located across the UK are all experienced mediators and lawyers. We can meet tight timescales and provide speedy mediation assistance, where and when you need it.

 
Kenny Henderson
Kenny Henderson
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Kenny Henderson is an experienced litigator who represents sophisticated and blue chip clients in high stakes disputes, frequently with a multi-jurisdictional element. He is solutions-oriented, and deploys...
Colin Hutton
Colin Hutton
Partner
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Colin Hutton has over 25 years' experience in dispute avoidance and resolution. He is dual qualified and advises on both English and Scots law matters, including litigations, arbitrations and mediations...
Olivia Jamison
Olivia Jamison
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Olivia Jamison has practised environment law for 20 years both at UK and EU level. She is a specialist environment, sustainability and product practitioner.  Olivia is dual qualified in England and Wales...
Robert Jones
Robert Jones
Partner
United Kingdom, Bristol
Robert is a Partner in the Insurance and Reinsurance Group. He is based in Bristol and has acted in a variety of professional indemnity defence work and insurance coverage issues since 2008. Robert’s...
Sara Keag
Sara Keag
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Sara is a Partner in the Real Estate Disputes team
Simon Kilgour
Simon Kilgour
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Simon Kilgour is a partner in our Insurance Team and acts for (re)insurers on complex, high value claims and non-standard coverage disputes or market issues. His work is mainly international.  Simon...
Robbie Leckie
Robbie Leckie
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Robbie Leckie is a partner in CMS’s specialist Infrastructure, Construction and Energy Disputes Team, based in the London office. He advises on claims and disputes arising from major engineering and...
Graeme MacLeod
Graeme MacLeod
Partner
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Graeme MacLeod is a partner in our Disputes Team in CMS Edinburgh, which is recognised as a market leader in Scotland.  He specialises in commercial litigation and professional negligence claims, and...
Guy Pendell
Guy Pendell
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Guy Pendell is a versatile commercial disputes partner based in London. He has been a partner since 2005 and has over 20 years’ experience handling corporate/commercial disputes.  His experience spans...
Anna Ralston-Crane
Anna Ralston-Crane
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Anna is a Partner in the Real Estate Disputes team. Technical and well liked for her straight-talking commercial advice, she advises on a wide range of contentious real estate matters. Anna ensures that...