Richard O'Sullivan

• Accredited Mediator (ADRg).
• Registered Mediator (Civil Mediation Council).
• Sits on the Civil Mediation Council Disciplinary Board.
• Barrister (since 1999).
• Direct Public Access Qualified.
• Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
• Wrote papers on the future of Mediation and Hybrid ADR, also Richard's Guide to Mediation for Non-Lawyers
• Likes to quote from Sun Tzu, author of The Art of War (in the sixth century BCE): "He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight".
• Has a broad common law background, with expertise in Construction Law; Regulatory Law; Local Government Law,  Land, Leases and Trusts, and Inheritance Act claims.
• Founder of a training company working (inter alia) with the BBC, Lloyds of London and firms in the engineering sector.

Recent mediations include:

A High Value proprietary estoppel land dispute. 

A construction dispute regarding the quality of works and delay in respect of stage 2 of a 5 stage planning implementation on a green field site.

A dispute between former law firm partners upon dissolution of the firm.

A dispute between an ATE insurer and the unsuccessful litigant in a £20 million international arbitration.

A forfeiture/ breach of lease dispute between owners of a residential premises and the residents management company.

An Inheritance Act dispute between the son and sister of the deceased.

A Lease dilapidations dispute in relation to a prominent London eatery with parties located in Boston & Albania.

A dispute between Iranian family members over the ownership of a valuable London home, involving on and off shore trusts and low tax company structures.

Feedback received:

"Richard O'Sullivan is a firm, fair and highly experienced mediator. Articulate, proactive and balanced, he is also a superb listener, communicator and convenor. Melding outstanding knowledge of the law with effortless charm, he disports a high degree of emotional intelligence to get the job done. Efficient, effective and robust, he comes highly recommended, without any reservation."

"Through a very lengthy mediation he was considerate, helpful, aware of all the issues and had a good human touch with my client and explained things to her which she really appreciated."

"This was one of those cases where settling seemed an impossibility at the start of the day, but still a deal was done. Very many thanks to Richard for his unfailingly calm, polite, friendly manner. He was completely unflappable and I felt that he was completely committed to getting the job done and helping the parties to get a result. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him and to instruct him again."

"Thank you so much for all your hard work on Friday.  It was a skilful performance!  Client is very grateful for a settlement, as am I, and I am further grateful to you for picking it all up so late in the day, and for working so late into the evening for it." (Solicitor in a Property Development/ Construction/ Partnership Dispute)

"Our case was a very unpleasant family fall out that had progressed to a legal claim by my father against me and my wife, so things were very tense. There had been tentative prior negotiations carried out, and both sides had entrenched positions, so it looked impossible to resolve things without progressing the claim to court. Richard was a breath of fresh air on the day: good humoured and full of helpful suggestions. He skillfully guided us to an agreed settlement by the close of play, which we were all grateful for. I was very impressed indeed by Richard" 

The quotes above are just a sample of Richard's feedback.   If that's enough for you, and you're ready to instruct Richard, it's just two simple steps: