ABOUT

David Cornes is a full-time Commercial Mediator working mainly in London but also elsewhere in the UK and overseas. He is listed in the Legal 500 and in Chambers Directory and operates independently from law firms, barristers’ chambers, groups of mediators operating together and mediation service providers. That independence enables him to give his personal attention to mediations right from the first enquiry through to completion of the mediation.

For fast access to his current availability for mediations, click here >> to Email David Cornes for enquiries about specific dates or for access to his on-line Availability Diary

This web site is for those who are considering appointing David Cornes as a commercial mediator, so that they can see his experience and how to go about setting up a mediation with him.

It is also hoped that this web site will be useful for people interested in mediation.

David Cornes is a firm believer in the principle that the parties' commercial interests are just as important as their legal rights. As Lord Justice Brooke said, in the Court of Appeal, in  Dunnett -v- Railtrack plc:

"Skilled mediators are now able to achieve results satisfactory to both parties in many cases which are quite beyond the power of lawyers and courts to achieve. This court has knowledge of cases where intense feelings have arisen, for instance in relation to clinical negligence claims. But when the parties are brought together on neutral soil with a skilled mediator to help them resolve their differences, it may very well be that the mediator is able to achieve a result by which the parties shake hands at the end and feel that they have gone away having settled the dispute on terms with which they are happy to live. A mediator may be able to provide solutions which are beyond the powers of the court to provide."