Mark Lomas KC

Biography

Mark became an Accredited Mediator with ADR Group in 2001. He combined continuing practice at the commercial and common bar, which included a number of large cases in the High Court, with his mediation practice. From 2001 – 2009 he was a Panel Member and Registered Mediator with Littleton Dispute Resolution Services Limited. He ceased practice as an advocate to devote his full time to mediation in June 2009 when he joined Independent Mediators.

Mark mediates a wide variety of commercial disputes, but with a particular emphasis on commercial, professional negligence and insurance cases following his many years of specialisation in those fields while in practice as a junior and a silk. Mediations undertaken vary in value from thousands to multi-million pounds and involve complex areas of both fact and law. Parties have included companies both national and multi-national, public and private, individuals and public bodies.

He has been listed for some years in the top tier in both the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners. Past comments include: He has a good sense of humour, and clients enjoy his company’. He nevertheless ‘asks tough questions, forces confrontation of issues’, and wins confidence through a ‘phenomenal grasp of detail’. Strategically he has demonstrated outstanding creativity with great ‘persistence and resilience’. Solicitors say he has ‘a huge amount of legal experience’ and ‘a clear grasp of complex issues with the right level of persuasion.’

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