Nigel Waddington

MA, MSc; South East

Nigel is a civil and commercial mediator, formerly a practising barrister and now an associate member at a London chambers. Nigel wins confidence quickly to cut through distractions, freeing-up everyone’s thinking to generate fresh solutions in entrenched disputes.

He champions the effectiveness of mediation having worked in Kosovo with local mediators, exploring disputes where barriers of ethnic difference and lack of trust are routinely overcome. Nigel has applied his expertise at the Ceeli Institute in Prague to teach mediation techniques to lawyers from countries across the region. He practises mostly in South-East England but accepts appointments across the UK.

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Profession

Barrister

Local Panel

South East

Specialist Panel

Civil Disputes

Membership Level

Junior

Nigel's Experience

Bronze level fixed fees

Areas of Expertise

Contractual disputes
Company director disputes
Business debts
Compliance disputes during clinical pharmaceutical trials
Local Authority and fly tipping disputes
Disputed settlement agreements
Boundary and neighbour disputes
Management of racial, ethnic and cultural difference
Assets of theatre companies in administration
Landlord covenants and deposit disputes
Workplace disputes
Malicious Falsehood

Mediation Style

Nigel builds rapport with each party quickly, helping to identify unacknowledged obstacles to settlement, bringing out creativity and driving imagination. He energetically works with the parties to narrow their differences, manage expectations and align offers to interests. Confining himself to a facilitative role, Nigel gets everyone working hard towards an outcome for which they can take credit and which they will feel is their own.

Professional Background

Practising barrister, trainer of central European lawyers and bar students in England and Wales.

Nigel's Testimonials

Mr Waddington conducted the day in an efficient, effective manner. He ensured both parties understood the way in which the day would proceed and then made sure the timetable was adhered to. He maintained total impartiality and took time to fully comprehend the perspective of each party, whilst working extremely hard to move the discussion forward in a positive way.

He was most personable and I felt extremely confident and comfortable with the way in which he conducted the day and as a consequence I would be happy to engage in such a process in the future.