Comments relating to performance as a mediator include:
“In a word: brilliantly. Mark’s strong and impressive presence and sense of authority and experience impressed all attendees, and secured far more progress than my clients and I ever thought possible. He instilled complete confidence in my clients, who listened hard, carefully, and modified strategy and expectations in consequence. This was a complex claim, with many elements, but Mark soon distilled it to its essential elements and had parties focussing on those, with great success. His calm and considered manner instilled confidence in me also, from the pre-mediation call, through to his very welcome initiative of following up with a potential solution to the relatively (relative to where we had started from) small gap.”
“Mark Lomas has to be one of the best mediators I have instructed in the last ten years. I am amazed I haven’t used him before. He helped the parties achieve a fantastic result.”
“Mark is pre-eminent and he was great on the day. Clear, concise, friendly but firm.”
“Excellent. Papers delivered very late, but was on top of issues and brought a case that was not going to settle to the settlement table. Clients are delighted.”
“Very good. Mark Lomas KC was well prepared and able to establish a relationship of trust and openness with both parties which contributed greatly to the settlement.”
“Absolutely brilliant. His legal knowledge commanded respect from three aggressive solicitors and he had excellent communication skills and determination to succeed.”
“Good. Tested the case firmly and kept the parties engaged and moving towards a deal. Great job.”
“Very good. He grasped the issues quickly and was effective in making the client and the opposition see the risk factors, which helped facilitate a speedy settlement.”
“Obviously, Mr Lomas has a huge amount of legal experience. An iron hand in a velvet glove. The case settled which was the aim of the day.”
“Very good. Clear grasp of complex issues and the right level of persuasion.”
“Excellent. Mr Lomas had a very good way of handling our clients and wears his learning lightly.”
“Mark Lomas was confident and always in control. Impressive performance in an delicate case. Would use him again.”
“Calm and authoritative. He brokered a realistic settlement within the timeframe. ”
“Excellent. Established as informal an atmosphere as possible in the circumstances. Sensitive and clear understanding of the issues and personalities in the room.”
“Very good approach to a complex case. Worked very hard to bring together parties with extremely divergent views about the likely outcome at trial.”
“Very good. Helpful, no nonsense, and all with a touch of humour.”
“Excellent. Mark Lomas has a very easy manner and encourages frankness without appearing to exert pressure.”
“I cannot praise Mr Lomas enough, both for his handling of some difficult issues in the mediation and the way in which he put the lay clients at ease.”
“Friendly and efficient. He got to grips with all the relevant issues and was very helpful in getting the parties to make steady progress throughout the day.”
“Excellent. We thought the claim would be difficult, if not impossible, to settle and were extremely pleased that the mediator was able to prove us wrong.”
“First class. Exceeded my expectations and achieved a most satisfactory result where it hardly seemed possible. His doggedness paid off. 10 out of 10.”
“Excellent – achieved the impossible!”
Please extend our sincere appreciation to Mark for the way he mediated this dispute. Mark’s grasp of the issues, his considered presentation to the parties at the outset and skilled interaction with all parties to bring about a resolution is why we recommend him time and again. Without the result that Mark helped to achieve, our client’s business would not have survived.”
“He was extremely helpful in moving the parties toward settlement and helping us to fully consider the strengths and weaknesses of our respective positions. He contacted me the night before and I felt completely assured that he understood the salient issues. The facts of the case were complex but he understood the respective parties’ positions and helped us achieve settlement.”
“The Mediator was very competent and pragmatic. He emphasised the elements of the case that most needed addressing and prevented the parties from being side tracked by less important issues. He made sure that all parties were making constructive offers and that momentum was maintained. He managed the expectations of the parties very well and assisted the parties with resolving the issues.”
“Mark called me the evening before and it was clear from our conversation that he had already worked out what the central issues in the dispute were. … Mark certainly gained the confidence of my client quickly. I thought he did an excellent job. He has a good way of getting to the nub of the dispute and he also has a good way of telling off the lawyers if he thinks they are being unreasonable!”
“Very impressive. He kept the momentum going and the pressure on both sides in a calm and relaxed manner. Adopted a firm approach with the client and with each side, and was very hands on, which is what was needed on the day.”
“Excellent. Thoughtful, experienced and effective. Resulted in a good outcome for both sides.”
“I was very impressed with how Mark moved the parties beyond the initial impasse to a settlement. I found him to be a very effective mediator and would not hesitate to recommend him.”
“Mr Lomas dealt with the matter professionally and sympathetically throughout. The mediation on the day was extremely well structured and he built an excellent relationship with both lay clients and lawyers. Everyone came away from the mediation feeling that real progress had been made.”
