Patrick Walker was called to the Bar in 1979 and spent 20 years in Chambers in Leeds. He was a founder member of the specialist commercial set, Chancery House Chambers. He was accredited as a mediator by the ADR Group in 1997 and has since also trained and qualified with CEDR. He was one of the first seven UK mediators to be certified by the International Mediation Institute (IMI).
In 1999 he moved to Hammonds solicitors as Director for Advocacy where he appears in all courts, the Lands Tribunal and the Agricultural Land Tribunal. He both conducts and advocates in mediations. He sits as a Recorder (Civil) and as a non-statutory Inspector.
Patrick conducts mediations with perception and authority in both his specialist field of property law and in a wide variety of commercial disputes. He is experienced in multi-party disputes and is equally used to working with Leading Counsel or litigants in person. He works nationally and has a high success rate.
Areas of expertise include:
- Easements including rights of way and light
- Restrictive covenants
- Commercial landlord and tenant
- Building disputes
- Agricultural
- Boundaries
- Shareholder disputes
- Professional negligence (particularly solicitors and surveyors)
In addition Patrick has experience in areas as diverse as compulsory purchase, personal injury, nuisance, family and trust matters.
