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Zopash Khan

Barrister | Co-Chair – The Society of Mediators – Pakistan Chapter | Accredited Mediator – MSoM | Partner – Pasha’s Associates & Consultants – AAQLLP | Founding President – HTS | Member – Queen’s Commonwealth Trust

Zopash Khan is a seasoned Barrister with a focus on mediation and legal consultancy. As Co-Chair of The Society of Mediators – Pakistan Chapter, Zopash plays a crucial role in promoting and advancing the practice of mediation within the legal community. Being an Accredited Mediator by MSoM, Zopash brings a wealth of experience and expertise to alternative dispute resolution processes.

In the legal realm, Zopash serves as a Partner at Pasha’s Associates & Consultants – AAQLLP, contributing to the success and growth of the firm. With a commitment to humanitarian causes, Zopash founded the Humanitarian Trust for Suffering (HTS), serving as its Founding President. This organization focuses on addressing and alleviating various forms of suffering through dedicated initiatives and projects.

Zopash Khan is also recognized as a Member of the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust, showcasing a commitment to global collaboration and impact. This affiliation reflects Zopash’s dedication to contributing to positive change on an international scale.

Adil Aziz Qazi

Advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan | Vice Chairman Islamabad Bar Council..Chair - The Society of Mediators - Pakistan Chapter | MCIArB | Chair - IDI - Partner -AAQLLP – Committed to legal excellence and ADR

Adil Aziz Qazi has a diverse work experience spanning over several years.

Adil Aziz Qazi has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. Adil Aziz began their career in 2002 as an Inspector with Punjab Police Pakistan, and subsequently worked as a Legal Advisor for various organizations such as the Pakistan Tennis Federation, Capital Development Authority (CDA), and Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad. In 2004, they became an Arbitrator/Mediator for the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and established their own law firm, Adil Qazi Law Firm LLP, where they served as a Senior Partner. Adil also holds the position of Legal Advisor for Zong CMPak Ltd. Additionally, they have served as the Chairman of UNION COUNCIL NO 11. Adil is currently a Member of the Islamabad Bar Council, starting in 2020. Their expertise and experience in the legal field make him a valuable asset to their employers.

Dominic Collis

FCMI MSoM

Dominic is Managing Director of Collis Mediation Ltd, a practicing civil and commercial mediator, training provider and consultant to a wide variety of businesses where he manages conflict, change, complex relationships and training.

Dominic has gained 25 years’ experience in a commercial environment, the last 10 of which at the most senior level.

Dominic is the author of articles for national publications and is a trainer in Education Health and Care sectors. He is a Special Educational Needs and Disabilities consultant to local authorities and schools and has an enviable record in general mediation and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, carrying out over 800 mediations; making him one of the country’s leading and most experienced mediators.

He works with leading commercial and local authority clients improving their overall dispute resolution structure, provision and approach.

Steve Malcolm

OBE JP MA CSci CMarSci FIMarEST MSoM

Steve is a Civil and Commercial Mediator with a long history career in public service behind him.

Until his recent retirement after 35 years service Steve was a Captain and Hydrographer for the Royal Navy. As well as his work following the Tsunami in 2005 which led to the award of his OBE, Steve was regularly engaged in resolving conflict within the MoD and NATO.

He is a skilled mediator who has applied his skills internationally as well as in cross-border disputes. Back on home soil Steve puts his energies into voluntary work with the Society of Mediators, as a Justice of the Peace in Devon as well as spending as much of the time left over as possible tinkering with his beloved collection of classic cars.

Steve is an accredited Civil and Commercial Mediator, Trustee of both the Society of Mediators and the Free Mediation Project as well as a Justice of the Peace.

Eleanor Tack BA MSoM

Eleanor trained with the Society of Mediators in 2018 and has since become a Trustee of the Society, assisting the faculty with our training courses.

Eleanor’s background is in immigration, having spent over three years working closely with migrants across the UK, France and South Africa. Eleanor builds on experience working with clients from across the world, focusing on the human side of disputes and taking much of her inspiration from Marshal Rosenberg’s theory of Non-Violent Communication.

Her professional experience is largely academic, working as a research assistant at the International Centre for The Study of Radicalisation and the Urban Violence Research Network. The latter involved exploring the role of mediation as a means to address gang violence, with a particular focus on Freetown, Sierra Leone and Cape Town, South Africa.

Eleanor has also spent time representing Xhosa communities on the Wild Coast during mediations with local authorities whilst working with Attorneys in Johannesburg. 

Eleanor has a keen interest in reframing imposter syndrome, failure and workplace identity. She sits on the Executive Committee of Bridging the Bar, a charity which seeks to diversify the legal profession and has been collaborating with the Bar Council, Bar Standards Board and UK Supreme Court on developing training and reverse mentoring schemes to address these psychological barriers.

Eleanor holds a first class bachelor of arts in International Relations from King’s College London and is obtaining the Post-Graduate Diploma in Law from BPP.

Eleanor is open to instructions in relation to any type of dispute, but is particularly keen to assist individuals who cannot afford to enter the Court process and for whom mediation is the last resort.

If you would like to instruct Eleanor, then please contact our team on info@societyofmediators.com

Richard Bull

Retired Police Officer, Company Director, Faculty Member The Society Of Mediators and Founder and lead Mediator Janus Mediation Services

Richard served for 31 years as a police officer. As a senior negotiator in the service for over a decade he dealt with every imaginable situation — from kidnap, hostage crises and counter terrorism to internal police investigations. Thanks to this experience he brings well honed skills to the practice of mediation —hard won expertise from out in the real world.

Alongside his police career he has been a hands-on director of one of the largest privately owned transport/holiday companies in the midlands .  He brought his skills to bear on complex situations encountered in business — from boardroom disputes, finance negotiations to health & safety cases and contractual issues.

With effective communication and consideration, he believes it is possible to resolve any dispute fairly — with universal human values at the centre of things. He is passionate about the power of mediation — simply because he has facilitated resolution in so many different situations.

Believing mediation should be available to all he gives his time to two charities as a volunteer mediator, Resolve West in Bristol and The Free Mediation Project.

He describes himself as a very retired rugby player but still a fan and a reasonable golfer, playing to a 7 Handicap.

Steven Horsley BA(Hons)

Steven is the Head of Military Law in a leading National Law Firm. Steven has a special interest in high value Personal Injury and complex Clinical Negligence Claims.

Steven was one of the Mediators in the ground breaking Civil Mediation Project held at the Royal Courts of Justice in 2019.

Steven is also a member of the Teaching Faculty of the Society of Mediators.

Alex Fletcher

Alex is a barrister, mediator and non-practising solicitor and a founder member of Normanton Chambers.

Before practising law, Alex was a Company Director in several small enterprises in Hampshire and Devon. He has a wide and varied employment history ranging from baking to training to be a Nurse for 3 years at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth. His career in nursing paid for his legal studies and this, together with his past eclectic employment (prior to finding life at the Bar) enables him to bring an unusually broad range of experience to the benefit of his clients as a barrister and as a mediator.

Alex has been involved in mediation for many years and actively promoted it as a solicitor. He is a member of the Devon Mediation Service which provides free mediation for community disputes and has been a Trustee with the Society of Mediators since 2018. He mediates housing, contract, clinical negligence and commercial disputes. 

Keith Ealey

DHypPsych(UK) MHA MSoM

Keith is a Hypnotherapist and Accredited Civil and Commercial Mediator.

He began his working life as a design and development engineer working on military electronics projects before progressing into radio and TV broadcasting systems. Keith has worked around the world re-training personnel and transforming out-of-date analogue into new digital systems.

In 2001, after 25 years of running his freelance business, Keith decided to retrain and turn his interest in psychology into a career. He now helps people overcome fears and phobias at his practice based in Covent Garden.

Keith is passionate about getting people round the table to re-connect and therefore when he heard about mediation it felt like a natural fit. He qualified as a Civil & Commercial and Workplace Mediator in 2013 and became a trustee of SoM in 2017.

He is also a keen on a variety of outdoor sports including competitive target rifle and pistol shooting. He has gained coaching qualifications in this sport and enjoys moving experienced shooters onto peak performance as well as taking raw beginners through to competent and safe levels.

Ian Strathcarron

B.Ph MSoM

Ian Strathcarron is a publisher and author: he is Chairman of Unicorn Publishing Group and has written several biography, art and history books as well as novels and ’self-help’ books.

Unicorn specialise in the publishing books in the visual arts and cultural history sector and as an art book publisher Ian has extensive knowledge of the art and publishing worlds. He is an active member of the Professional Advisors to the International Art Market.

He was a founder and director of Art Resolve, a niche mediation service dealing with all aspect of conflict relating to the art world, publishing and copyright.

He is Vice-Chair and a Trustee of the Society of Mediators, as well as a panel member of NFS, a dedicated pro bono community mediation provider and has ten years experience of mediation.

David Ingle

MSoM

David works as a business consultant, mentor and Expert Witness (Equestrian); is an Accredited Mediator and a Trustee of The Society of Mediators (Head of Membership). David has held many interim COO and CEO positions and more recently, as Interim COO at the BEF, he played a key part in installing a necessary governance model to secure the next quad of Olympic funding. Now working as, expert witness and mediator, David comes from a strong sporting background. A 35+ year involvement with the equestrian world David is a former Point-to-Point and Amateur Rider, Trainer. A breeder and producer of foals and yearlings for sales and pre-training. A long and successful relationship with the competition world, with the production of young animals became a particular skill. A Judge of some repute; on most Judging Panels in the UK; in demand to judge extensively both internationally and domestically. An increasing demand for seminar speaking and mentoring and developing a particular niche with challenging behaviours and the impacts of Social Media.

Currently the appointed Director of Showing at Hickstead, to include both the Al Shiraa Hickstead Derby Meeting and The Longines Royal International Horse Show. David still enjoys his equestrian life.

Jane Hodge

LLB MSoM

Jane is a Solicitor, Accredited Civil and Commercial Mediator and the Treasurer of Gosport Borough Football Club.

She has 25 years experience in a variety of areas of law and  specialises in all aspects of family law, with particular expertise in high net worth divorce cases and cases involving business issues and immigration issues. 

Additionally, following her passion for sport and particularly football, she regularly advises on regulatory issues for sports clubs and associations and represents both players and clubs in disciplinary hearings.

Jane is a lifelong Pompey fan and regularly goes to matches around the UK, as well as those for Gosport Borough. Living within the South Downs national park, she loves the country life and spends her spare time walking, cycling, gardening, making cakes and cooking for friends and family.

Following gaining her accreditation as a mediator, Jane quickly began to use her skills with both her legal practice and in her role within football. She recently joined SoM as a trustee and is keen to assist with the Free Mediation Project in her area.

Ruby Sandhu

LLB MSc MSoM

Ruby is a Solicitor, Accredited Civil and Commercial Mediator , Charity Worker and Ethics Specialist.

Until Mid-2013 Ruby was a Partner at an International Law Firm specialising in International Law and Public Policy. She left to run her own consultancy advising on Business and Human Rights, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability Law.

Having undertaken training as a mediator she quickly saw the synergy between this form of ADR and her other areas of work. Ruby was involved in the Law Society research into Business Human Rights for the Legal Profession and initiated the Business Ethics Working Group in her role as Vice Chair of the Solicitor’s International Human Rights Group.

Ruby is an ethical vegan and spends much of her free time on charity work in Eritrea and on animal rights related issues. 

She is an integral part of the Free Mediation Project, a trustee of SoM and a director of RS Collaboration.

Joe Mulrooney

LLB MSoM

Joe is a Solicitor and Accredited Civil and Commercial Mediator.

He qualified as a mediator in 2013 and as completed additional specialist training as a workplace mediator in 2014. Since then he has launched Mediatelegal – a mediation panel based out of Liverpool.

Joe has mediated a wide range of disputes encompassing: property, local authorities, SEN, commercial, construction, landlord & tenant, employment, negligence, and director disputes.

Outside of his mediation practice, he has, since 2009 been the managing partner of his own law firm. The firm covers various areas of law including: property, construction, probate, litigation, personal injury, and employment law. 

He is a Non-Executive Director for Knowsley Youth Mutual and also Knowsley Chamber of Commerce.

Joe believes strongly in the mediation process and is committed to growing its profile within the UK.

Zoey White

JP BSc GILEx MSoM

Zoey is a Pupil Barrister at Normanton Chambers and a Civil and Commercial Mediator.

Having originally trained as a mediator with Clerksroom in 2006, Zoey has over ten years experience of mediation and has trained mediators across the UK as well as South Africa, Spain and the Cayman Island for the past six years.

She was the First Honorary Secretary of the Society of Mediators and has played a key role in its charitable work and the development of the Free Mediation Project since its inception.

Outside of mediation, Zoey was called to the Bar in 2018 after well over a decade working with the Legal Expenses industry on all types of contentious work. Zoey specialises in Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence particularly those relating to children, non-recent abuse and the military. She also has a keen interest in Family and Children matters due to her judicial work in this area.

John Sephton

BSc, Chartered FCIPD, Chartered FCMI, MSoM

John is an experienced generalist leader with specialist skills in business coaching, behavioural change, achievement and conflict resolution.

He works with senior leaders and teams in organisations, as well as individuals and groups, in order to achieve clarity of purpose and / or resolve conflict in the often seemingly intractable challenges encountered in the workplace and elsewhere. Prior to this he was an officer in the Royal Navy for 27 years during which time he specialised in meteorology and oceanography before undertaking senior roles in HR.
In mediation he has a wealth of experience in providing opportunity, to enable participants to achieve outcomes in workplace disputes, as well as in civil and commercial claims. And his environmental knowledge is of increasing value in matters relating to the impact of our changing climate.

A long standing trustee of the Society of Mediators and a leading trainer within the faculty, John is the current president of the Society.