Paul Johnson - Serle Court
A mediator since 2004, Paul Johnson of Serle Court is ‘a highly capable mediator, who is extremely likeable and a master at getting into the nitty-gritty’. Conducting over 1000 disputes to date, Johnson’s wide-ranging practice covers banking, fraud, commercial and contract disputes, as well as construction, professional negligence, partnership and shareholder-related matters. Other areas of expertise for the ’very approachable’ Johnson are inheritance, trusts, IP, sport, and personal injury. Johnson recently mediated a substantial shareholder dispute between two parties; a damages claim concerning the wrongful repudiation of a multi-million-pound contract; and a high-value contract termination dispute between a local authority and an external services provider.
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Paul Johnson is one of the leading mediators in the UK. He is a former solicitor/partner (1990 to 2006) who transferred to the Bar in 2006 to focus solely on mediating disputes.
He has mediated over 1000 disputes. Paul has a wealth of experience of many types of disputes in a wide range of areas. He has been listed as a Leading Mediator in Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500 since 2008.
He has been described as: “brilliant”, “sensational”, with a “wonderful understated” and “affable manner” that “belies his steely determination and intelligence” together with a “skill and expertise” that “inspires confidence in the process” and “makes mediation appear easy”.
As a mediator, Paul Johnson’s success rate is very high. If the only benchmark of settlements mediated by Paul is the quantum of legal costs saved by the parties, then such amount exceeds £300m.
Paul endeavours to create a confidential and focused environment for parties to reflect on the issues and consider how they could agree solutions that work. He has helped many litigants achieve settlements that have enabled them to progress from the dispute, both personally and professionally.
Carrière
Year of Call: 2006 (Solicitor 1990).
Membre de
Bar ADR Committee
Sport Resolution - Mediation Panel Member
Éducation
St Joseph’s RC Comprehensive School Port Talbot
Brunel University London 1983 - 1987
College of Law 1987 – 1988
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