An effective alternative to Court

Parties are increasingly turning to Mediation and Arbitration, two forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution, to resolve their disputes. Both are as binding as a Court judgment but, unlike Court proceedings, they are confidential and flexible to meet the needs of the circumstances of an indivudual case.

Mediation is encouraged by the Courts and the Court Service is involved with the National Mediation Helpline.  The Mediation Questions and Horror Stories pages in the Mediation section of this site show why Mediation in particular is an effective and cost-effective alternative to Court proceedings.  

Admitted as a Solicitor in 1972, David Ellwood brings to his Dispute Resolution Practice many years experience of legal practice.  He has a Diploma in Arbitration and is a Fellow in Arbitration, and an Accredited Mediator, of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.  Both qualifications are the Chartered Institute's highest academic qualification.

With a strong background in both contentious and non-contentious legal work, he ensures that he has a full grasp of the papers and approaches parties and their disputes with courtesy and understanding and regards careful preparation as a necessary prerequisite to a good result.

As a Mediator, he uses his expertise, tenacity and practical reasoning to help parties to a compromise acceptable to them both.  He acts as Arbitrator in cases in which parties cannot agree a settlement of their dispute.

He acts in accordance with the Codes of Conduct of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, the Association of Midlands Mediators and the Law Society, which incorporate the European Code of Conduct for Mediators.

On the following pages, you will find details of the effective and professional Dispute Resolution Service David Ellwood offers.  Like this website, the service is intended to be user-friendly.  Based in the Midlands, the service is UK-wide.