About Us
Stephen has over 25 years' experience as a barrister
in
disputes concerning civil and commercial matters in highly varied areas of Common Law
and Chancery work, but also specialising in media, entertainment, sport and
telecommunications matters.
He was accredited as a mediator by CEDR in 2002 and has since mediated a very wide range of commercial and other disputes with values up to £30M and is a recommended mediator in the Legal 500 directory. He is a member of CEDR's Select and Direct panels, on the panel of Civil and Commercial Mediators of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), and is certified by the International Mediation Institute.
He mediates in most areas of civil work but in particular the core fields of contract, real property (i.e. land disputes), intellectual property and entertainment law. For further details, see Stephen’s Mediation CV.
He qualified as a Chartered Arbitrator in 2007. Before that, he was a Legal Assessor to the Disciplinary Panel of the Jockey Club for several years, dealing with corruption and other disciplinary enquiries in the field of racing. He is now a Legal Assessor in GMC disciplinary work concerning the regulation of doctors under the Medical Act 1983.
Since becoming a Chartered Arbitrator, Stephen has received appointments in international and domestic arbitrations in the commercial sphere, some involving very high claim values, is a member of LCIA and sits regularly on the Licensing and Medical Appeals Committees of the British Horseracing Authority (BHA). For further details see Stephen’s Arbitration CV.
The licensing function of the BHA includes a ‘fit and proper person’ jurisdiction and the work of its Licensing Committee has involved a number of high profile cases. Stephen is also on CIArb’s panel of arbitrators in sport and sits on the Football Disciplinary Commission and Football Appeals Panel of the Football League, determining disputes concerning breaches of the League’s Regulations.
He is an arbitrator and mediator appointed under the ADR Procedures of Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL), in relation to disputes between PPL members and between PPL and its members, concerning performing rights in copyright sound recordings and performers’ rights.