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(Please note that I do not provide information regarding family
mediations in this section because of the risk that the
parties might be identifiable.)
● Appointed by the Bar Council to mediate in a
discrimination claim between a barrister and a set of chambers
(potentially involving two Inns of Court and another set of chambers
in addition to the members of the set of chambers directly
concerned).
Issues: Further information on this matter cannot be provided because of the risk of revealing the identity of one or
more of the parties. Discrimination claim.*
Value
Difficult to estimate
● Discrimination claim involving, amongst others a
university and a senior university academic with an
international reputation.
Issues: Further information on this matter cannot be provided because of the risk of revealing the identity of one or
more of the parties. Discrimination claim.*
Value
c £140k (including costs)
● Employment agency claiming fees from the purchaser of a
business to which it had provided services. (The purchaser was
previously employed by/ran the business before buying it.)
Issues: Whether purchaser liable when entering into the
original contract as ostensible principal. Terms of
contract for sale of business. Liability of purchaser under
sales contract and whether liability transferring or remaining
with vendor. Commercial Mediation.
Value
c £26k
● Property company built on and over party wall part-owned by
the other party. Building work carried out without permission or
notice. Commercial/construction mediation.
Issues: Party Wall etc Act 1996, claims for trespass and
nuisance damages. Injunction to remove offending building.
Neighbours.*
Value
c £65k
● Claim involving a barrister and an estate
agent concerning fees relating to a
property transaction.
Issues: Construction of contract.
Agency agreement.
Commercial Mediation.
Value
c £50k (with costs)
●
Termination of director's employment.
Issues:
Breach of contract. Employment Mediation.
Value
£80k.
● Breach
of building sub-contract.
Issues:
Defendant admitting claim, but saying that damages caused by the
claimant on a different sub-contract exceeded the amount
claimed. Commercial
and Construction mediation.
Value
c£55k.
● Harassment
and discrimination claim involving university lecturer and a
student.
Issues:
Further information on this matter cannot be provided because of
the risk of revealing the identity of one or more of the
parties. Harassment and discrimination claim.*
Value
c£180k.
● Appointed
to mediate in a case where an employee had been off sick for
some months with depression whilst on suspension awaiting
disciplinary proceedings. Workplace/employment mediation.
Issues:
Resolution of employment issues in a manner which was
satisfactory to both parties.
Value
c£45k.
● Charges for car repairs against estimate.
Commercial mediation.
Issues:
Breach of contract. Misrepresentation. Relationships already
fraught because of earlier issues between the parties.*
Value
c£12.5k.
● Employment agency seeking payment of commission.
Commercial mediation.
Issues: Damages for breach of contract. Jurisdiction.
Penalty clauses.
Value: c£20k
● Employers and senior employees seeking to
agree
termination terms. Employment mediations.
Issue: Termination terms, performance to the
termination date
Value
c £300k
● Organisation poached a senior employee from a competitor.
Commercial mediation with employment considerations.
Issues: Damages for inducement to breach of contract.
Injunction to prevent continued engagement. Breach of contract
by employee.
Value:
c£60k
● Employee with extensive sickness record due to
disability wanting to return to work. Mediation during
employment. Employment/Workplace mediation.
Issues: disability discrimination, reasonable
adjustments and capability. Employment continuing.*
Value
c £140k
Contact Erich Suter
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