Professor Bryan Clark wins 2024 National Mediation Awards.

Bryan won the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Academic Researcher of the Year Award at a prize ceremony at the House of Commons on Thursday 12 December 2024.

Professor of Law and Civil Justice at Newcastle Law School, Bryan is a socio-legal scholar with interests in mediation and ADR and how these processes interact with formal civil justice and the workings of lawyers and judges.

He is also a strong advocate of widening access to legal education and the legal profession.

Bryan commented:
“I am delighted to have been recognised for my contribution towards the field of mediation and my commitment to promoting equal opportunity within the discipline.”

About the National Mediation Awards

The awards celebrate excellence amongst commercial, civil, family and community mediators, mediation trainers and providers.

As a collaboration between the Civil Mediation Council, College of Mediators and the Family Mediation Court, each awarding body aims to set professional standards for mediators, increase awareness of the practice and promote it as the first port of call for dispute resolution.

Find out more about the awards