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Judith Kelbie

CONTACT DETAILS

Address: 20 Hookstone Drive, Harrogate HG2 8PP
Telephone: 07769 176 868
E-mail: jude@7llp.com


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PROFILE

"A leader in the field with an enviable settlement rate in both litigation and mediation, Judith undertakes high value, complex and often seemingly intractable disputes. She is a nationally acclaimed Solicitor and an international trainer and mediator who deploys incisive neutral facilitation skills in all her cases"

LITIGATION EXPERIENCE

Judith set up her own specialist personal injury and clinical negligence practice in Harrogate in 2010, after 15 years at Lyons Davidson where she was a Senior Partner. She litigates cases in RTA, public liability, occupiers liability, employer's liability, dental and medical negligence. She has handled serious brain injury, amputee and spinal injuries cases. She has a firm eye on quality expert witness reports and brings both practical and technical expertise to her training courses.

MEDIATION EXPERIENCE

Judith has mediated hundreds of disputes both nationally and internationally. She is also an international mediation trainer. She mediates company and partnership disputes, contract and insurance disputes, clinical and professional negligence claims, disease and public liability claims, workplace and employment disputes, claims against the MOD and the Police, Coastguard and rescue services, complex and high value personal injury claims, special cases involving parachuting, flying, diving, training, and sports injuries, witness protection claims, sexual abuse claims, spinal, brain injury, and catastrophic injury cases, inheritance act claims, re-insurance claims, land and boundary disputes.

CAREER HISTORY

Judith started her career in Electronic Engineering before becoming a commissioned officer in the Royal Navy. She then qualified as a Solicitor and is Managing Partner of her own firm. She trained as a mediator in 2004 and is founder, director, and lead tutor of the internationally acclaimed London School of Mediation.

TRAINING

Judith has trained expert witnesses with SpecialistInfo since 2007 and for various other national medico-legal agencies for 14 years. She is the lead trainer with the London School of Mediation and presents papers at national and international conferences and co-authored The Mediation Handbook.

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