Jonathan Lux

Jonathan has over 40 years experience as a lawyer and mediator, specialising in commercial law. Jonathan’s considerable, diverse experience as a mediator has brought him great success in settling disputes, both in the UK and internationally.

His vast experience and the range of mediation and arbitration cases that he has been involved with, have given him the tact and robustness that leads to a satisfactory conclusion, enabling all parties to cost-effectively put the case behind them and get on with their business. He has particular expertise in International commercial law, including settling cases in shipping, maritime, energy, insurance, international trade and commerce across a range of jurisdictions.

Jonathan is one of the founder members of the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) and is well known for the use of the Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) principle in resolving cases. His wise guidance, flexible approach and excellent communications skills as a team player make him the right choice for both complex and more straightforward mediation cases.

Jonathan is also fully accredited by and a member of the International Mediation Institute and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He has lectured worldwide and written numerous articles on the subject of mediation. He is co-author of a number of publications relating to ADR and Commercial Disputes.

Among Jonathan’s other qualifications, he has also been accredited as Mediator by International Mediation Institute, Singapore International Mediation Institute, CEDR, ADR Net & Academy of Experts.

Jonathan was awarded Global Shipping & Maritime Lawyer of the Year for both 2010 and 2011 by Who’s Who Legal. In December 2011 he featured in Lloyd’s List of Top Ten Legal Personalities and was a finalist for the Lloyd’s List global Shipping & Maritime Lawyer of the Year award 2012. More recently he has also been awarded ‘Mediation Expert of the Year in England’ as part of the 2019 Global Law Experts Annual Awards.