Superdry forces Man City to try mediation
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Confidentiality prevents me from identifying the source of testimonials kindly provided after mediations have been concluded. All are from solicitors and barristers in cases I have mediated:
“They display strong commercial acumen, excellent client care and excellent analytical skills”
“Nick Parker provides excellent commercial advice and has a hands on approach. His lightness of touch belies an incredible ability to give pragmatic, incisive and robust advice”
“Nick Parker has excellent interpersonal skills with clients and a genuine desire to understand their commercial challenges alongside a deep understanding of the law”
“Nick’s an excellent all-round client facing lawyer. He has an approachable manner, sound judgement and insightful commercial acumen”
“He’s very approachable and pragmatic”
“He was unflustered and he got to grips with the facts well. He steered things to a settlement in a complex case”
“He is very good at just getting to the essence of a case, he is naturally very perceptive and he will tell people what he thinks, in a nice way”
“He’s a very good mediator and is unflappable”
“Nick was effective and managed to help the parties reach common ground, in limited time, involving an interested third party who was not named in the proceedings. His straight talking and somewhat no-nonsense approach, stood out from other mediators we have worked with. Nick is someone we hope to work with again.”
“Nick did exceptionally well with parties who started the process a long way apart. I was not optimistic about a successful mediation, but Nick’s measured and thoughtful approach achieved an outcome which was genuinely better for both sides. I would highly recommend him for his style and the mediation skills he has.”
“Nick a great mediator and facilitated settlement in an extremely difficult situation.”
“Thank you Nick for not giving up on settlement and you hard work towards a result”
“Many thanks for your cool and calm help with this, much appreciated, and I was very impressed with the way you managed the day and the subsequent negotiations.”
“Mediation was a new venture for us and Nick explained the process in a very clear manner he answered the questions that were posed to him making us feel at ease. He had read the very detailed information that had been given to him and his grasp of the case was outstanding, both parties were very entrenched in their positions with very little room to move, or so we thought. He reminded us all that mediation could achieve a solution that the court could not order allowing for some ‘out of the box’ proposals for discussion at the mediation. The mediation achieved a more realistic assessment of the case by the Claimant resulting in a substantial drop in the amount claimed. I would highly recommend”
“Nick’s communication before, during and after the mediation was first class. The dispute which related to the breakdown of a trading relationship which had lasted over 25 years had become lengthy and extremely hard to resolve. After a day of mediation and weeks of close contact from Nick, the parties reached an amicable resolution. I am confident that without Nick’s determination this would not have happened.” to any other Local Authority or indeed any party going through a contract dispute.”
““I was impressed with Nick Parker’s energetic, hands on approach and his willingness to get to grips with the issues, challenge the parties and ask uncomfortable questions. He played an active part in helping the parties achieve a reasonable settlement. One of the best mediators I have seen.”
