Mediation Scotland LLP

Members of the Scottish Mediation Register

Honorary Lecturers at the University of Dundee

Why use Mediation Scotland LLP?

In short - we have lots of international experience in business and in mediation, we're reliable and our fees are reasonable.

Both Marjorie and Tom are Scottish Mediation Registered Mediators.

Marjorie Mantle LLB (University of Queensland, Australia)

Marjorie chose to move to Scotland in 1996 after work in Australia, Singapore, New Zealand and the United States. She has since worked with businesses throughout the UK and run a number of management programmes in Europe. With more than 35 years in the business world, Marjorie has considerable experience with both large and small companies. As well as having run her own business, she worked with Mobil Oil Australia for 13 years in areas such as franchising, marketing, business planning, real estate and product pricing. A few years after moving to Edinburgh, Marjorie was appointed Director of Company Growth for Lothian & Edinburgh Enterprise Limited. In this role she managed a large team who worked with small to medium sized businesses (SMEs) in Lothian. Marjorie then became General Manager (based in Scotland) of an international company which brought world-class expertise into SMEs. Marjorie has run a Court commercial mediation service, and set up and managed the mediation service for complaints about Scottish lawyers. She has undertaken nearly 300 mediations and is a past Board member of the Scottish Mediation Network. In 2008 Marjorie was appointed Honorary Lecturer at the University of Dundee School of Law. In the same year she was nominated for the Law Awards' "Mediator of the Year". Marjorie is the author of "Mediation - A Practical Guide for Lawyers". This comprehensive handbook provides lots of useful tips, helpful checklists and tools to prepare for mediation. Marjorie is currently studying for her arbitration qualification and for interest, is undertaking a course in psychology.

Tom Hutcheson BSc (Hons) LLB DipLP MBA

Tom is originally from Fife and spent a number of years as a litigation solicitor before completing his MBA at University of Edinburgh which he followed with post graduate research at Athens University of Economics & Business. He then studied in the USA, gaining qualifications in negotiation and mediation training at Harvard Law School and Northwestern University in Chicago. Tom has worked with the leading North American mediation providers and has also undertaken over 30 mediations in Scotland. Tom is based in Edinburgh and works as a consultant with a number of clients in the United Kingdom and Europe. He has considerable expertise in clinical negligence cases, contract disputes and landlord/tenant issues. Tom is a founding member of the Eastern Mediterranean Mediators Association which specialises in shipping disputes. He currently lectures at the University of Edinburgh Business School and in 2008 was also appointed Honorary Lecturer at the University of Dundee School of Law. Tom is currently working towards his PhD.

Mediation Scotland LLP also has a number of associates who bring expertise from a variety of backgrounds, such as
	• health care
	• housing
	• residential & commercial property development
	• higher education

Mediation Scotland LLP is a limited liability partnership. Registered in Scotland Number SO301374. Registered office 7 Saxe Coburg Place, Edinburgh EH3 5BR mediate@mediationscotland.com T: 0131 343 1998