“Energetic
and persuasive” “Thoroughly deserves the
hype” “Excellent reputation... assured touch” “Assertive
approach lends itself well to the mediation process” Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession,
2002-07
Quentin
Smith is a partner in Addleshaw Goddard. He has been in the law since
1985, prior to which he was a manager of social work projects.
Quentin
specialises in commercial litigation, personal injury (particularly
cases of utmost severity) and has extensive experience of professional
negligence disputes. He became a CEDR-accredited mediator in January
1998.
He has mediated a wide variety of disputes including:
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Clinical
negligence
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Commercial contracts
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Construction
•
Corporate affairs (including
shareholder disputes)
•
Defamation
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Discrimination
•
Employment
•
Financial
services
•
Insurance
•
Partnership
•
Personal injury
•
Professional negligence
•
Property
•
Sport
Quentin’s firm was an early supporter of ADR
and has assisted clients in a settling large number of high value
matters through mediation. He has mediated approaching 250 cases
with a success rate around 95%. Quentin has extensive experience
in arts, media and sport, including fine art, theatre management
and music. He is Chair of Sale Rugby Football Club (“Sale Sharks”).
