Specialist Sector Initiatives
Sector-Specialist Mediation
Mediation Chambers operates two specialist sector forums for disputes arising within specific professional contexts. Each brings the same independent, confidential mediation framework to a sector-specific environment.
About Sector Initiatives
Specialist Rooms Within the Same Chambers
CIMN and BEMN are not separate organisations. They are specialist initiatives of Mediation Chambers — dedicated sector forums that apply the same independent, structured mediation practice to disputes where sector context matters.
The same professional standards, confidentiality framework and chambers structure apply across all three. What changes is the framing, the language and the sector-specific understanding brought to each dispute.
Sector disputes have repeat patterns
Industries like creative and construction develop recurring dispute types. Sector-aware framing helps mediators and parties engage more effectively from the outset.
Language and pressures differ
Commercial norms, timelines and the way conflict is experienced vary significantly by sector. Generic framing can miss what actually matters.
Tailored framing builds relevance
When a page, process or conversation reflects your professional environment, it is easier to assess whether mediation is appropriate for your situation.
All initiatives sit within MC
Consultations, mediator access and professional standards all remain within Mediation Chambers. The sector pages are specialist access points, not separate practices.
Creative Industries Mediation Network
CIMN provides structured, confidential mediation for disputes arising within the creative industries — including partnership breakdowns, founder disagreements, rights conflicts, management tensions, and production disputes.
- Founder and creative partner disputes
- Rights and IP disagreements
- Management and talent tensions
- Production and collaboration breakdowns
- Agency and client relationship disputes
Built Environment Mediation Network
BEMN provides structured, confidential mediation for disputes arising across construction, development and the wider built environment — including contractor-client disputes, payment and delay issues, defects claims, scope disagreements and subcontractor relationship breakdowns.
- Contractor and client disputes
- Payment and delay disagreements
- Defects and scope conflicts
- Subcontractor and supply-chain disputes
- Neighbour and property disputes
The Panel
Mediators Across All Sectors
The Mediation Chambers panel brings professional experience across civil, commercial, workplace, creative and built-environment disputes.
Raphael Kessler
Commercial, organisational, partnership disputes
Sarah Bond
Workplace, employment, professional relationships
Natalia Sartor
Insurance, technology, multi-party commercial
Jeremy Bevan
Financial, corporate, shareholder, investment
The Parent Chambers
Mediation Chambers
All sector initiatives operate under the Mediation Chambers framework — independent, confidential, professionally structured. Civil, commercial and workplace mediation available across all sectors.