Mediation is an increasingly popular way of dealing with construction disputes. It can offer significant cost advantages in terms of achieving a commercial settlement. Often, more formal procedures may take significant time and money before the parties feel the need to talk to resolve their differences.
Mediation can provide the means of getting to a practical working solution to a problem, and also allow the parties to work together afterwards.
The construction team at Hill Dickinson have very wide experience in mediation. Using this approach, team members have resolved multi-party disputes of up to £16 million in value.
In addition to this experience, both David Chinn and Michael Woolley have completed specialist training in this field: David is accredited through the ADR Group and Michael is a member of the TeCSA panel.
Key contacts
- Telephone
- +44 (0) 151 600 8789
- david.chinn@hilldickinson.com
- Telephone
- +44 (0) 161 817 7221
- michael.woolley@hilldickinson.com

With excellent coverage in Manchester and Liverpool,
particularly following the absorption of Halliwells’ Liverpool
team, Hill Dickinson LLP has ‘first-rate’ expertise in contentious
and non-contentious matters. Team head Michael Woolley provides
‘in-depth analysis and practical solutions’, and is advising Peel
Holdings in relation to infrastructure for a waste-to-energy power
facility.
Based
in Manchester and Liverpool, the team has a good local standing and
clients rate highly the quality of advice they get. It recently
advised Chester Zoo on a range of construction matters in relation
to its forthcoming redevelopment.

