Why Sparrow Mediation?

Tabitha worked in private legal practice for a boutique London litigation firm, the Lloyds of London insurance market as a claims manager (primarily in political risk, terrorism, trade credit, crisis management and financial institutions) and then as a lawyer representing insurance policy holders. She has therefore seen, studied and advised on every “side” in a dispute; in insurance and in legal practice she worked with clients whose financial stake in an outcome amounted to hundreds of millions of dollars, and also with those whose need for an apology or acknowledgement of their distress was more important to them than anything that a financial outcome might offer. She knows that when parties to a dispute start meaningful, trusted settlement discussions, positive outcomes can swiftly follow.

Why Sparrow Mediation?

Tabitha is fascinated by disagreement and how - if left to take on momentum - disagreement can escalate to conflict. She has witnessed and recognised how incredible outcomes present themselves when time is taken to consider the substance, language and direction of discord. It was this insight that led to the founding of Sparrow Mediation in 2020.

Tabitha worked in private legal practice for a boutique London litigation firm, the Lloyd's of London insurance market as a claims manager (primarily in political risk, terrorism, trade credit, crisis management and financial institutions) and then as a lawyer representing insurance policy holders. She has therefore seen, studied and advised on every “side” in a dispute; in insurance and in legal practice she worked with clients whose financial stake in an outcome amounted to hundreds of millions of dollars, and also with those whose need for an apology or acknowledgement of their distress was more important to them than anything that a financial outcome might offer. She knows that when parties to a dispute start meaningful, trusted settlement discussions, positive outcomes can swiftly follow.

Tabitha is fascinated by disagreement and how - if left to take on momentum - disagreement can escalate to conflict. She has witnessed and recognised how incredible outcomes present themselves when time is taken to consider the substance, language and direction of discord. It was this insight that led to the founding of Sparrow Mediation in 2020.

Tabitha was awarded a BA in Politics and Sociology (2:1 UEA, 1999) and an MA in International Peace and Security (Distinction, King’s College, London, 2000) before undertaking several short-term election monitoring missions in post-conflict countries and emerging democracies between 2000 and 2012.


She returned to university in 2001 (University of Westminster, and then the Collage of Law), to train and then qualify as a lawyer in 2005. She has experience of High Court litigation and therefore a real understanding of what the prospect of Court hearings represent to you. Her dedication to conflict resolution caused her to commit fully to mediation and she is therefore no longer a practicing solicitor, but a devoted mediator and a Civil Mediation Council Registered Mediator. 

She qualified as a mediator with the London School of Mediation (LSM) in 2012 and is now very pleased to be a member of their training panel. The training offered by LSM can be an individual qualification in mediation or training programmes, designed to address the critical skills of negotiation and mediation from which businesses benefit. For more details please contact Sparrow Mediation or visit:

www.londonschoolofmediation.com.


Whatever the subject of the dispute, Tabitha has a complete commitment to bringing curiosity, observation, energy and engagement to your discussion, while remaining neutral about the outcomes you choose.

Complaints


Sparrow Mediation strives to provide participants with the highest possible service standard. 


If a participant at mediation believes that those standards have not been met, please speak with the mediator during the mediation. If it not possible to speak during the mediation, or there is a reason to make a complaint after the mediation has completed, please email Tabitha, or telephone her on the number below. Any and all complaints will be acknowledged within 3 working days and a full response will be provided within 21 working days of receipt.


If you are unsatisfied with the outcome of a complaint, please forward it to the Civil Mediation Council whose complaint procedure can be found here.