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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.

 
Valerie Allan
Valerie Allan
Partner
United Kingdom, Aberdeen
Valerie is a Partner in our infrastructure, construction and energy disputes team, based in Scotland but with a practice that extends across the UK and overseas.  Valerie has over 20 years’ experience...
Will Anderson
Will Anderson
Partner
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Will Anderson is a partner in CMS's UK Dispute Resolution Group advising clients on a wide range of English law commercial disputes. His work often involves bringing and defending claims for breach of...
Richard Bamforth
Richard Bamforth
Partner
Head of the CMS International Arbitration Group
United Kingdom, London
Richard is a highly experienced commercial disputes lawyer. He has a pragmatic, commercial approach to the resolution of disputes and his clients benefit from his advice and experience in formulating...
Marcus Barclay
Marcus Barclay
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Marcus is a real estate litigator focusing on strategic advice and commercial outcomes.  Marcus headed up Olswang's Real Estate Litigation team for 25 years and has dealt with all types of contentious...
Adrian Bell
Adrian Bell
Partner
Co-head of the Infrastructure, Construction and Energy Disputes Group | Joint Managing Director for Asia and the Middle East
United Kingdom, London
Adrian is a Partner and co-head of the Infrastructure, Construction and Energy (ICE) Disputes Group and is a qualified solicitor advocate. He advises on dispute avoidance and all types of dispute resolution...
Robin Biela
Robin Biela
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Robin is a partner in the Real Estate Disputes Team
Louise Boswell
Louise Boswell
Partner
Solicitor Advocate
United Kingdom, London
Louise Boswell advises on disputes and dispute risk areas in a range of sectors.  She regularly acts on complex commercial contractual disputes including post-acquisition and on termination, and disputes...
Chris Bradshaw
Chris Bradshaw
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Chris Bradshaw is a partner in the Insurance & Reinsurance Group, who has specialised in the FI market over many years. Chris regularly advises on policy coverage in relation to commercial and FI D&O...
Mark Breslin
Mark Breslin
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Mark Breslin is a Partner in the ICE Disputes team
Steven Corney
Steven Corney
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Steven is a commercial litigation partner with over 20 years’ experience in advising domestic and international clients on dispute resolution strategies and litigation in the English courts and before...