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There is not a typical client-profile, for example our current client turnovers range from £0 – £20m, everything about ‘General Counsel’ is bespoke to the client’s needs. The business owners and senior managers receive a personal service from Chris, on-demand and whenever needed with no admin hoops to jump through and always dealt with by Chris as primary and only point of contact. Plus, no issue is too small! For example, recently one week began with me attempting to negotiate away a parking fine for a client one day and ended with a 4am negotiation over the terms of my other client’s business sale to a US tech Co..

This ‘General Counsel’ approach leads to a deep understanding of your business and plans and a highly constructive and enjoyable collaboration on issues requiring legal input. It also means that whenever you call for legal resource it is there and pretty much already up to speed with your business and what you are thinking about – thus that initial time required, to brief lawyers and double-check that they have understood you and your preferred approach, is very much reduced. Over time trust is built so that often clients are able to simply brief me and let me lead the conclusion – subject to their guidance and instruction.

As General Counsel I feel I occupy a privileged position with my clients, and I look to honour it constantly. My clients have typically been with me for a number of years.

If you feel that you could benefit from having a General Counsel resource in your business affairs, I would be delighted to talk to you about it.

Usually, the General Counsel relationship begins with a particular need that needs addressing, as per my one-off/project fees below, and, if successful we then agree a retained position with an expected minimum fee spend of £2,000 (ex. VAT) over the next 12 months.

Mediation is a confidential dispute resolution process led by a mediator who is independent* of any party to the dispute.

Both Clerksroom and CMC have special fee schemes for lower-value or lower-complexity disputes, which we participate in and are very happy to talk to you about.

If your dispute does not fit into a special value/complexity category, our typical charge is £1,850 (Ex. VAT) to conduct a mediation, including preparation time.

The fee is usually shared equally by the participants to the mediation (i.e. if there are 2 participants, they each pay £925 (ex. VAT).

The biggest variable for mediations is preparation time. Generally, up to a day’s preparation can be included within the typical fee above but some disputes do generate a lot of paperwork, in which case there may be additional fees for additional preparation. It is very important that the mediator is familiar with all aspects of a dispute that participants wish to present.

You may contact Christopher directly or via Clerksroom or CMC to arrange his appointment as mediator.

*(thus Christopher does not act as a mediator for disputes involving a client of CAG-GC Consulting Ltd. Christopher can represent its clients at mediations run by another mediator and can negotiate settlements for its clients)