““Compassionate
and wise”
“Straightforward and commercial”
“Persuasive
facilitator of a settlement”
“An extremely
clever and engaging mediator.” Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession,
2003-07
“William (Bill)Marsh
is considered 'simply a natural.' He combines an 'assured
reading of the law' with 'robustness' and 'commercial
flair. Being 'tenacious without appearing chasing' his
ability to sustain dialogue and 'really bring people
together' in the most difficult and legally demanding
cases wins plaudits from clients in many sectors. Clients
are keen to recommend him.” Legal 500, 2007
Bill Marsh
is a leading UK and international mediator. A former corporate lawyer,
he has been full time in mediation since 1991. His mediation experience
covers a wide range of cases, with particular emphasis on complex,
multi-party disputes, and also on international disputes.
His areas
of practice include banking, commercial contracts, company/shareholder,
construction/ engineering, fraud, IT, insurance/reinsurance, intellectual
property, medical negligence, professional indemnity, partnership,
pensions, personal injury, regulatory and sport. Recent mediations
include many IP disputes, fraud claims, and shareholders actions.
Mediations he has conducted which are in the public domain include
Westminster City Council and Dame Shirley Porter, and the contested
takeover of Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club (appointed by
the Football Association).
Bill is a CEDR-accredited and CEDR-registered
mediator. He also mediates on behalf of the Centre de Médiation
et d’Arbitrage de Paris, and speaks French. He is founder and
director of Conflict Management International, a leading dispute
resolution consultancy which designs and implements dispute resolution
systems for governments and major businesses. Bill has been mediation
adviser to many governments including Russia, Slovakia, Romania,
Bulgaria and Turkey, and chairs an annual meeting of European governments
reviewing mediation developments.
Bill was formerly Executive Director
of CEDR (Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution) from its launch
in 1990 until 2002, when he left to practice independently as a mediator.
Bill has written and contributed to a number of publications including
The ADR Practice Guide: Commercial Dispute Resolution (Butterworths
1995 & 2000) and Mediators On Mediation(Ed. Newmark and Monaghan,
Tottel 2005).
