Lawrence Harrison

TYPE OF MEDIATION

Civil/Commercial, Workplace

Lawrence combines a highly commercial approach with a common-sense attitude. He is extremely effective at keeping all parties focused on finding workable solutions. A highly experienced civil and workplace mediator willing to mediate almost any type of dispute either remotely using online platforms or face to face.

Professional Background

Lawrence qualified as a solicitor in 1989 having read Law at UCL and Queens’ College, Cambridge. He has 30 years’ experience as a commercial solicitor helping clients ranging from individuals to very large multi-national corporations to negotiate commercial resolutions to their disputes. He was a partner at the Simkins Partnership for many years then founded the specialist entertainment and media firm Harrison Curtis. . Lawrence continued to practice as a consultant solicitor with Swan Turton LLP until 2024. He is now a full time Mediator.

Lawrence has mediated and helped successfully resolve hundreds of disputes and over the last 15 years has developed a successful mediation practice in the South West.

Mediation Experience

Lawrence has experience in mediating and successfully resolving disputes in the following areas:

Wills and Inheritance disputes, including 1975 Act and proprietary estoppel claims
Trusts and Estate disputes
Complex TOLATA cases involving properties and businesses
Copyright and IP Disputes
Professional Negligence claims
Commercial Contracts
Electoral boundary disputes
Boundary/right of way issues
Company (Shareholder/Director) and Partnership disputes
Workplace disputes

More than 85% of the disputes Lawrence has mediated have resulted in a settlement on the day.

Location

Lawrence lives and works in Bath and mediates throughout the South West.

Education and Qualifications

Lawrence Harrison trained as a civil and commercial mediator with ADR Group and as a workplace mediator with Steve Hindmarsh. He was accredited as a mediator by the ADR Group in 2009 and was awarded the National Certificate of Mediation Skills (workplace) in 2019. He is registered as a mediator with the Civil Mediation Council and was appointed a Fellow of the CMC in 2022.

Testimonials

Civil & Commercial

“I chose this mediator due to his sound reputation and felt the Mediation was handled extremely well from start to finish.”

Solicitor – Property Dispute

“He took time to understand the issues in play and controlled the mediation exceptionally well. I will certainly recommend him to others”

Solicitor - Copyright Dispute

“Very Impressed. Excellent rapport with client, commercial and focused sessions.”

Barrister - Will Dispute

“He is an excellent mediator and comes highly recommended. I particularly like the fact he cuts to the issues and isn't afraid to ask direct questions or challenge the parties.”

Solicitor –Inheritance Dispute

“Empathetic, realistic and good grasp of the issues.“

Solicitor – Music Industry Dispute

“Lawrence had clearly read in careful detail the papers which reassured the client that he had a grasp of the issues. He was available whenever needed throughout the day and kept checking in with us to keep the momentum of the day going.“

Solicitor – Inheritance Dispute

Workplace

“Mediation was fabulous and it really helped the team, they are in a much better place and now have an understanding of each other, tools were given to the team to use if it got tricky again which they are finding helps to have them just in case!”