Anthony Glaister spent more than twenty five years in private practice at law firms in London and Leeds, as Partner and Consultant, before becoming a full-time mediator in the 2008. He trained as a mediator in the UK with the CIArb, by whom he is accredited, and subsequently built relationships with CEDR, TeCSA, Court of Appeal, CIOB and Law Society.

Anthony has been a passionate advocate of mediation and all aspects of alternative dispute resolution for many years. His specialist field may be as a construction lawyer, but he is comfortable with most types of commercial and inter-personal disputes. Anthony also acts as Adjudicator and his pragmatic approach is well suited to parties seeking an effective and efficient decision on the merits. He is one of the very few mediators also specialising in Conciliation and Arbitration. He emphasises taking a common sense view and stresses that it need not ape the cumbersome litigation process.

His relaxed style belies a reputation for thorough preparation and tenacity at keeping the parties focused on resolving their dispute. He works particularly well with parties involved in very emotional and stressful disputes.

 He has conducted over 200 mediations including disputes involving:

•         Agriculture (including Property, partnerships and family disputes)
•         Boundary Disputes
•         Breach of Contract
•         Construction and Engineering
•         Corporate Recovery
•         Defamation
•         Employment
•         Franchise and Commercial Agency
•         Mortgage lending
•         Partnerships (professional and business)
•         Professional negligence
•         Property (including development)

Anthony has been commended as a leading mediator in Chambers UK Guide and Legal 500 and voted Yorkshire Dispute Resolution Lawyer of 2007/8, with the following comments on his abilities:

‘A highly effective communicator who kept the wheels in motion, where others would have ground to a halt.’

‘Anthony built a good rapport with the parties making settlement much more achievable.’

‘He clearly understood the underlying issues straight away and gently escorted the clients towards the centre ground.’

Despite the technical issues, we were able to cut through the peripheral bits to concentrate on what most concerned the client, so we reached settlement far earlier than we anticipated.’