Andrew Miller KC
Andrew Miller KC
Mediator
Andrew Miller is a King’s Counsel with over 25 years' of experience of dealing with and resolving commercial disputes
Andrew practices as a KC and mediates in a wide range of commercial sectors, often with an international dimension in a variety of areas including that of Construction, property damage, insurance and reinsurance, professional negligence and general commercial disputes.
Andrew is a CEDR-Accredited Mediator and has been involved in the mediation of disputes since 1996. Andrew has experience of over 125 mediations and has mediated both domestically and internationally over a wide range of disputes.
Andrew is consistently recognised by clients and in the legal directories for his forceful advocacy, strong negotiation and tactical skills. He is praised for his commercial approach to the resolution of disputes, whether in the traditional litigation forum, arbitration or through ADR.
Andrew is also a qualified arbitrator and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Andrew has been able to use his background as a successful commercial practitioner specialising in all aspects of insurance and construction and general commercial litigation to become a practical, efficient and user-friendly mediator.
Andrew’s substantial commercial experience allows him to be able to assist the parties to the mediation by being able to identify for the parties the strengths and weaknesses of their case and be suitably skilled to reality test the parties’ case and proposed options for settlements.
Andrew welcomes a direct approach at all stages of the mediation and is very adaptable and able to deploy a blend of facilitation and evaluation to suit individual mediations.
Robert Hogarth
Robert Hogarth
Mediator
Robert has over 25 years' experience as a solicitor representing both the insurance industry and main contractors in a huge range of disputes.
Robert has over 25 years' experience working with contractors, consultants and their insurers over a huge range of disputes.
Robert retired from practice as a solicitor in May 2018 to concentrate on mediation. He believes that mediation is still under-used in construction. From experience he advocates earlier involvement of the mediator in disputes. He has a sophisticated understanding of risk modelling litigation outcomes, which can help unlock intractable disputes.
“On a personal note I thought you did incredibly well yesterday and I would have no hesitation in recommending you, as I have already!”
(One party’s solicitor thanking Robert for acting as a mediator)
“Very good at understanding the end goal and resolving issues on a commercial basis.”
Chambers 2017
“He's very pragmatic and provides no-nonsense, plain English legal advice with an eye on keeping costs to the minimum.
Chambers 2016
“He is an 'exceptional operator'.”
Legal 500, 2016
“Perhaps his single biggest asset is his ability to listen and adapt to the needs of clients.”
Client Choice, 2013
His specialist knowledge includes professional negligence, PFI and outsourcing in addition to construction. Robert has been on TeCSA's panel of adjudicators since it was formed.
Robert has a law degree from Oxford University and was Head of Construction & Projects at Reynolds Porter Chamberlain until May 2018. He was Senior Partner of the firm from 2008 to 2014. Robert was awarded Client Choice UK construction lawyer of the year in 2013.
He is ranked individually as a construction lawyer in Chambers Directory and is Editor of 'Construction Law for the Insurance Industry' in its second edition with Oxford University Press.
Andrew Kearney
Andrew Kearney
Mediator
Andrew has over 30 years' Construction dispute resolution experience as Solicitor, Barrister, Judge, Adjudicator, Mediator and Arbitrator.
Andrew is a Civil Mediation Council Registered Mediator. He has been mediating for almost 20 years and has worked as an accredited construction Adjudicator for over 20 years, and has been a Chartered Arbitrator for over 15 years.
He has particular experience in domestic and international construction disputes, having been a partner at Masons (now Pinsent Masons) and spent 18 years since then as a specialist construction barrister. He practises from Gatehouse Chambers in London, well known for their specialisms in construction and insurance. He was previously a member of 39 Essex Chambers and of St John’s Chambers.
Andrew has recently mediated a range of construction disputes ranging from householder disputes to multi-party construction disputes over multiple days. He is often agreed as mediator by solicitors representing professional indemnity insurers of architects, engineers and surveyors.
Andrew is an experienced dispute resolver, having held various legal roles since 1992 (Solicitor, Adjudicator, Deputy District Judge, Chartered Arbitrator, Mediator and Barrister) and having a broad perspective as a result. His focus on identifying interests and facilitating solutions and his wide dispute resolution experience make him suitable for appointment as mediator in any civil or commercial dispute. He also mediates wider commercial disputes (for example, within and the NHS and involving alleged misuse of confidential data).
Martin Roberts
Martin Roberts
Mediator
Martin has been assisting clients to resolve construction disputes for over 35 years as a Partner and former Head of Construction at Pinsent Masons LLP.
He has always been driven by the end commercial result and believes that too many lawyers become stifled by the process and lose sight of the end game.
Martin has been involved in mediation for over 20 years. He was trained by CEDR and accredited as a CEDR Mediator in 1997. He has represented clients in dozens of mediations over the last 20 years, and also accepted occasional appointments as Mediator when client and firm management commitments have allowed.
Martin has been recognised by the legal directories as a “Leader in his field“ for many years.
Legal 500 describes him as “being held in extremely high regard by the rest of the industry“.
Chambers and Partners view him as “an impressive choice for contentious work“ and as “a source of sensible and commercial advice” who “attracts attention for his quality advice on a wide range of construction and engineering issues“.
Martin has served as Head of Construction at Pinsent Masons, as an elected Member of the firm's Partnership Board for 10 years and, most recently, served as Head of the firm’s London Office from 2004 to 2015.
He currently serves on the CBI Construction Council and is an elected member of the CBI London Council. He was President of the City of London Law Society for 2012/13.
Stephen Homer
Stephen Homer
Mediator
Stephen has conducted some 40 mediations as mediator and his settlement rate on the day is running at over 80%
As well as acting as mediator, Stephen is Ashfords LLP's Head of Adjudication and Arbitration and is well-known for his construction law practice, being highly ranked in Chambers Legal Director for his expertise.
“"First rate" Stephen Homer...widely recognised as a market leading construction lawyer.”
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession, 2013 Edition
Stephen's background is as a commercial litigator and he has a wide-ranging experience of disputes across a wide range of industries from power stations to publishing and often including property issues.
Stephen is used to dealing with claims of all sizes and complexity from those involving many millions of pounds to small private client disputes.
Simon Henderson
Simon Henderson
Mediator
Simon has over 20 years' experience as a Barrister specialising in Construction and Technology disputes.
Simon was called to the bar in 1993 and has been a barrister at 4 Pump Court since completing his pupillage there in 1994. He specialises in construction and technology law and related professional negligence and commercial work. He is CEDR-accredited.
He is ranked as a leading construction junior in both the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners Guides. Comments include “extremely user-friendly”, “very hands-on, very calm on his feet and very good with clients”, “gets to grip with cases quickly and helps to get them where they need to be”. He is used to dealing with complex high-value multi-party disputes.
Simon brings these skills and experience to his mediation practice. He has an informal and pragmatic style and is keenly aware of the commercial realities faced by the parties. He is not afraid to press the parties where necessary and his extensive first-hand experience of all types of construction dispute resolution (including court proceedings, arbitration, adjudication and all forms of ADR) enables him to engage in serious reality testing if required.
Antony Marsh
Antony Marsh
Mediator
Antony combines over 25 years of experience in construction disputes and extensive senior management at the helm of a highly respected City of London law firm.
Antony is a CEDR-accredited mediator. As a solicitor, Antony has acted in construction and insurance-related disputes for over 25 years.
Recognised by the Legal 500 as a Leading Individual in professional negligence in both 2013 and 2014 and described by the same publication as “proactive and commercial“ (2013) and “outstanding” (2014), Antony was Managing Partner (2002 – 2013) and Senior Partner (2004 – 2013) of Fishburns LLP, a well-respected City of London-based law firm with a highly rated construction team.
Following Fishburns’ merger with DWF LLP in 2013, Antony sat on DWF’s Strategic Board for 3 years, was a member of DWF’s Executive Board, and headed the Firm’s Professional Indemnity and Commercial Insurance Practice Group.
Antony left DWF in 2018 and took the role of Chief Executive at Beale & Co LLP, a well-regarded International construction and insurance law firm.
Antony’s extensive senior management experience means he is highly attuned to the commercial and people aspects of construction disputes. Such attributes, when combined with extensive construction and insurance experience, mean that Antony is well-placed to mediate construction disputes.
Rebecca Taylor
Rebecca Taylor
Mediator
Rebecca is a Barrister and Mediator, is recommended as a specialist construction lawyer by Chambers UK Bar Guide and Legal 500, and also has experience managing claims within national law firms.
Rebecca was called to the Bar in 2003 and is a practising Barrister in the highly regarded Construction and Engineering team at St John’s Chambers in Bristol. She is well-known on the Western Circuit both as a practitioner and as a speaker on construction dispute avoidance and resolution.
As an accredited Adjudicator, and regular participant in adjudications either as Adjudicator or on behalf of one of the parties, Rebecca has ample first-hand experience of how costs can escalate out of control in disputes determined by adjudication and serial adjudication.
Rebecca’s Court experience includes both TCC Multi Track cases and lower-value County Court Fast Track building disputes. She firmly believes that early mediation is an important, but often overlooked, tool in lower-value cases where costs very quickly become disproportionate.
Rebecca is a good listener. Her mediation style in part builds on her experience as a problem solver in a national law firm, dealing with difficult matters on which there had been complaints or errors – a role which required the use of soft skills and empathy to rebuild trust.
Christopher Reeves
Christopher Reeves
Mediator
Chris is a construction solicitor and practising mediator with 30 years' experience in the construction industry.
Chris is the Founder of M4CI and has the unique position of an RICS-accredited mediator, solicitor and chartered builder. He comes highly recommended as a mediator that works hard to achieve settlement in complex construction disputes.
Chris has 30 years of experience in the construction industry, having started his career on site as a carpenter then site management, surveyor then into the legal profession as a solicitor specialising in dispute resolution.
He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Chris is recognised for the "wealth of knowledge he has in actual construction, which makes for a much more efficient service as he quickly grasps and understands issues".
Chris is also accredited in adjudication by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has extensive experience of adjudication procedure and practise. Chris is a member of the RIBA Adjudication Panel.
Chris regularly receives appointments from solicitors, as well as parties that come to mediation without legal representation.
“I was most impressed at the way Chris examined the technical issues in the dispute and took care to ensure that he understood each party's case in detail before encouraging a settlement of the dispute.”
Alan Steynor, Keating Chambers
“I acted as the contractor's barrister in a recent mediation with Chris Reeves, and would highly recommend him. Construction disputes require a level of understanding of the material to be an effective mediator which Chris clearly has. He demonstrated a fair balance between both contractor and employer interests and was able to assess both sides of the case well, giving both positive and negative views about our position which was extremely useful for the client to hear from an independent person experienced in the industry, especially as we are already far in to the litigation process. Even if a settlement is not achieved Chris is able to focus the dispute and assist in narrowing the issues. It will certainly be money well spent regardless of the outcome.”
Rowan Morton, Guildford Chambers