We are delighted to announce that Michel Kallipetis KC has received the Worldwide Mediation Pioneer award during a Mediation Festival in Greece this week (September 2024).

A magnificent achievement and very well deserved. Michel has been at the forefront of mediation for two decades and continues to be so.

We are delighted to announce that Kate Jackson has received the 2024 Lexology Client Choice Award in the mediation category.

Established in 2005, Client Choice recognises those from around the world that stand apart for the excellent client care they provide and the quality of their service. The criteria for this recognition focus on an ability to add real value to clients’ business above and beyond the other players in the market.

The following criteria are reviewed: commercial awareness, industry knowledge, strategic thinking, billing transparency, tailored fee structures, value for money, responsiveness, effective communication, clarity of documentation, sharing of expertise, appropriate staffing, project management, use of technology, loyalty and ethics. To ensure that the results cannot be influenced, law firms are not informed when this initial round of research is conducted.

We are delighted to announce that Michel Kallipetis KC has received the lifetime achievement award from the International Academy of Mediators (IAM) at a ceremony in Seattle last week (May 2024).

A magnificent evening with a standing ovation from an audience of peers from around the world. Michel has been at the forefront of mediation for two decades and continues to be so.

He was counsel in Halsey and in the landmark Court of Appeal case Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil Borough Council. The outcome of each have had their own significant impact on the mediation sector. This is in addition to mediating full-time and speaking at numerous conferences on mediation.

Rebecca Clark became a Distinguished Fellow of the IAM at annual conference in Seattle in May 2024.

As Chair of the Civil Mediation Council (CMC) until this month Rebecca has also been at the forefront of various pioneering developments in the mediation sector.

Rebecca’s many projects with the CMC included liaising with government and responding on behalf of the CMC to the MoJ’s Call for Evidence on Dispute Resolution in England and Wales in August 2021 and it’s consultation on “Increasing the Use of Mediation in the Civil Justice System” in July 2022.

Bill Marsh was the delighted recipient of this leading industry award. Who’s Who Legal is a global publication featuring individuals from over 70 jurisdictions making these awards even more noteworthy. This is a magnificent achievement for both Independent Mediators and Bill Marsh and cements our position as one of the leading mediation chambers in Europe.

A bit of background……
On 09 November 2023 a collection of the very best private practice and in-house lawyers, as well as experts from across the globe, convened in Central London for the 13th Annual Who’s Who Legal Awards ceremony.

On the night the event celebrated a lawyer and a firm of the year in each of their featured practice areas. The awards are based on dedicated research into the global legal market. Across each practice area, the individuals and firms who have received the most recommendations from peers and clients are announced as winners during the ceremony.

Andrew Paton was the delighted recipient of this leading industry award.

Michel Kallipetis KC was the delighted recipient of this leading industry award.

Independent Mediators were delighted recipients of this leading industry award for the second consecutive year. Who’s Who Legal is a global publication featuring individuals from over 150 jurisdictions making these awards even more noteworthy. This is a magnificent achievement for Independent Mediators and cements our position as one of the leading mediation chambers in Europe.

How are the WWL Awards determined ? Please see below from WWL……

‘In judging the WWL awards we study the nominations made by clients and fellow professionals. Our bespoke database weights each recommendation according to the standing of the nominator: so a vote from the general counsel of a major corporation or one of the practice area’s leading lights carries greater weight than that of a less frequently nominated lawyer. The individual who scores highest in our research is named as WWL Lawyer or Expert of the Year.

The firm awards are determined by the number of its members that feature in the publication as well as by the number of nominations its lawyers or experts have received during the course of the research.

We also give WWL awards to the outstanding firms in major jurisdictions around the globe. These are also determined by the number of nominees a firm has in the publication and by their standing within the research.’

Michel Kallipetis QC was the delighted recipient of this leading industry award. Who’s Who Legal is a global publication featuring individuals from over 150 jurisdictions making these awards even more noteworthy. This is the second consecutive year a mediator from within our chambers has been presented with this award. This is a magnificent achievement for both Independent Mediators and Michel and cements our position as one of the leading mediation chambers in Europe.

How are the WWL Awards determined ? Please see below from WWL……

‘In judging the WWL awards we study the nominations made by clients and fellow professionals. Our bespoke database weights each recommendation according to the standing of the nominator: so a vote from the general counsel of a major corporation or one of the practice area’s leading lights carries greater weight than that of a less frequently nominated lawyer. The individual who scores highest in our research is named as WWL Lawyer or Expert of the Year.

The firm awards are determined by the number of its members that feature in the publication as well as by the number of nominations its lawyers or experts have received during the course of the research.

We also give WWL awards to the outstanding firms in major jurisdictions around the globe. These are also determined by the number of nominees a firm has in the publication and by their standing within the research.’

Independent Mediators were delighted recipients of this leading industry award. Who’s Who Legal is a global publication featuring individuals from over 150 jurisdictions making these awards even more noteworthy. This is a magnificent achievement for Independent Mediators and cements our position as one of the leading mediation chambers in Europe.

A bit of background……
On 16 May 2019 a collection of the very best private practice and in-house lawyers, as well as experts from across the globe, convened at Gibson Hall in London for the 6th Annual Who’s Who Legal Awards ceremony.

On the night the event celebrated the individual and firm winners for each of the 34 practice area disciplines, along with the country-wide firm awards; the leading consulting experts and firms; the English Set of the Year; and the Lifetime Achievement Award. The awards are based on dedicated research into the global legal market. Across each practice area, the individuals and firms who have received the most recommendations from peers and clients are announced as winners during the ceremony.

Bill Marsh was the delighted recipient of this leading industry award. Who’s Who Legal is a global publication featuring individuals from over 150 jurisdictions making these awards even more noteworthy. This is a magnificent achievement for both Independent Mediators and Bill Marsh and cements our position as one of the leading mediation chambers in Europe.

A bit of background……
On 16 May 2019 a collection of the very best private practice and in-house lawyers, as well as experts from across the globe, convened at Gibson Hall in London for the 6th Annual Who’s Who Legal Awards ceremony.

On the night the event celebrated the individual and firm winners for each of the 34 practice area disciplines, along with the country-wide firm awards; the leading consulting experts and firms; the English Set of the Year; and the Lifetime Achievement Award. The awards are based on dedicated research into the global legal market. Across each practice area, the individuals and firms who have received the most recommendations from peers and clients are announced as winners during the ceremony.

The Corporate Excellence Awards 2018 are handpicked by CV Magazine and are based purely on the comprehensive analysis of both qualitative and quantitative research undertaken by the wider group. It provides the chance to promote talent on a truly global platform.

This proven approach ensures that they award on merit, not popularity and recognise the very best in business; from a single office firm to an international conglomerate, they award those that are succeeding in their endeavours, innovating, growing and improving.

The Finance Monthly Global Awards recognise and celebrate companies and individuals who have delivered the highest quality results during the last 12 months – participants will have exceeded client expectations and demonstrated measurable achievements over the last 12 months.

Since inception, the ACQ Global Awards have been celebrating achievement, innovation and brilliance in their annual programme, taking the ultimate step in the search for the most outstanding organisations & professionals across the globe and celebrate the best in achievement, ability and performance.

They boast a legitimately independent nomination process, most importantly, award winners, are chosen by the industry itself.

The Corporate LiveWire Global Awards 2018 recognises excellence from all sectors and offers the opportunity for leading professionals and companies who have stood out for being ethical, results driven, innovative, and service focused to showcase their expertise, and highlight developments in their industry.

Who’s Who Legal Awards celebrate the World’s leading legal practitioners in specific practice areas. They are the individuals and firms that have performed exceptionally well in their research. After in-depth assessment of their findings, they identify a lawyer and a firm of the year in each of their featured practice areas. We are delighted to announce that in 2017 Michel Kallipetis QC was awarded ‘Mediator of the Year.’

Success takes many forms in the business world and ranges from the ability to consistently deliver high quality service and products, to being the driving force behind innovation in their industry, thus helping the everyone involved in their sector to thrive.

As such, the 2016 UK Corporate Excellence Awards focus on firms across the United Kingdom who have proved, without a doubt, that they have been achieving business excellence despite the challenging conditions that this year has presented. Firms of all sizes, ages, specialisms and values are featured here; Corporate Vision Magazine believe in rewarding any firm that has created a reputation founded on their dedication to excellence, and which has shown that they are at the forefront of their sector.

The Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards recognise the achievements of law firms and individuals who have delivered exceptional results for their clients over the past 12 months – whilst operating in a challenging business environment.

The 2015 Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards recognises all those firms that have dedicated their resources to innovation, built on their depth of expertise and performed outstandingly over the year.

AI Magazine is a monthly magazine launched over five years ago. It has rapidly risen to more than 108,000 subscribers in over 170 countries.

The Acquisition International 2015 Dispute Resolution Awards are designed to commend those in the dispute sector dedicated to providing exceptional service throughout the industry.

ACQ Annual Award Programmes recognise organisations and individuals that have achieved outstanding commercial success in designated areas of practice. ACQ boast a legitimately independent nomination process and most importantly, all award winners are chosen by the industry itself. Online surveys are conducted of their 119,000+readers to make the final selection of the winners.