During the past 15 years I have been extensively involved in dispute resolution work, acting as an arbitrator and expert witness, and, since 2000 increasingly as a mediator. This work has been as much of a legal nature as accountancy, and I have increased my knowledge of partnership, contract and consumer law, as well as maintaining my professional knowledge in accountancy and related financial matters.

My background as the principal of my own accountancy practice, understanding of business and consumer issues, sprinkled with a good measure of common sense, has been of considerable value in dealing with a wide range of problems.

My earlier work as a practising accountant and consultant covered a wide range of business activities and trade association work, as well the usual functions associated with accounting practices in the Small to Medium sized Enterprise field (SME's). I held an Insolvency Licence until the end of 1998, and was a Registered Auditor until 1999.

My consultancy activities included the independent valuation of businesses; advising on business mergers and break‑up; preparing prospectuses and negotiating the sale of businesses; advising vendors on the sales of minority interests; advising the purchasers in a management buy‑out; a substantial individual voluntary arrangement; negotiating finance facilities for numerous clients; assisting clients in resolving a wide range of disputes.

After becoming a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in 1984, I was admitted to the Panel listing in June 1987, and in 1998 to the Register of Experienced Arbitrators. I am a Past President of the East Midlands Branch.

My commercial Arbitration and Expert Determination appointments over many years include a wide range             of partnership dissolution disputes for various professional and trading activities; deferred consideration payments; investment advice and mortgage and finance agreement disputes.

In consumer work, I am an active member of a number of the CIArb Arbitration Panels, such as ABTA and FLA.

I was admitted as a practising Member of The Academy of Experts in August 1994. Expert Witness appointments include reports for claimants in loss of profit disputes; partnership disputes; business and share valuations; professional negligence and negligent investment advice claims. I also act as a Single Joint Expert.

I am a CEDR accredited mediator, and am a member of the mediation panels of the The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, the Association of Midlands Mediators, and Talk Mediation. I have undertaken a considerable number of commercial and consumer mediation appointments. 8 out of the last 10 have been successful.

CHARGES

My charging rate for dispute resolution appointments varies according to the nature and size of the dispute. My Terms and Conditions for appointments are shown on the back page. Separate schedules of Terms and Conditions are available for Arbitration and Mediation appointments.