Mediator Profile - John Byrne

"Good people skills, good all-rounder..." Solicitor

Profile Summary

John Byrne is an experienced mediator and solicitor. A law graduate of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, he was admitted in 1978 and worked as a litigator with Harbottle & Lewis before setting up his own practice, John Byrne & Co, in Covent Garden in 1987 with a speciality in copyright/entertainments and legal aid work. The practice moved to Cambridge in 2001.

John Byrne now concentrates principally on mediation. Accredited as a mediator by CEDR (since 1999) and by the ADR Group, he is also a:-

• member of the Court of Appeal Panel of Mediators
• practitioner member of the Law Society's Civil/Commercial Mediation Panel
• member of the Panel of Experienced Civil and Commercial Mediators of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
• founder member and director of the Association of Cambridge Mediators

Full Profile

Mediation Experience

John Byrne has mediated a wide range of cases, including commercial disputes of most types, intellectual property, copyright and entertainments cases, building/constructiondisputes of all kinds, landlord and tenant disputes, professional negligence, partnership/shareholder disputes, employment disputes, probate and Inheritance Act claims, property disputes, boundary disputes, personal injury and other areas.

Personal Style and Feedback

John's friendly and straightforward mediation style is based on solid mediation principles. He has particular expertise in resolving complicated or difficult disputes which require more than usual clarity of thought, empathy and patience.

"Good people skills, good all-rounder" Solicitor

"... helped to reach a settlement in minimum time, with minimum fuss" Client

"I would refer clients much earlier to mediation for this sort of dispute on today's experience" Solicitor

"An acceptable compromise ... no trial would have reached the same outcome" Counsel

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