Derek qualified as a Barrister in 1980 and has practised in Southampton continuously since then. He is now the Deputy Head of his Chambers. He has a wide civil and commercial practice which includes contract disputes, personal injury claims, disputes between landowners and insolvency cases.
He is a member of the Professional Negligence Bar Association and the Standing Conference of Mediation Advocates. He is a very experienced Mediator and has mediated numerous building disputes and other contract claims, as well as boundary disputes, partnership cases and inheritance claims. Derek also regularly acts as an advocate in cases which proceed to Mediation.
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