Mark Manley

Biography

Mark heads up the litigation firm Manleys. He is recognised in the directories as one of the leading UK lawyers in the fields of defamation, media and sport, and has a reputation for dealing with intellectual property disputes, including passing off, trade mark infringement, and general commercial and contractual work.

Mark is an experienced mediator, having mediated hundreds of disputes. These have mainly been in the areas of commercial litigation, media, sport, IP and contractual issues. Parties have included plcs, corporates, SMEs, partners, directors, premiership football clubs, managers and players, actors, musicians, TV and film companies, shareholders, constructors, contractors and charities.

He has attended numerous mediations and has an excellent track record of achieving successful settlements. He is recommended as a mediator in the Chambers directory.

Mediation experience

Mark mediates commercial, civil and workplace disputes in person and online throughout England and Wales. Further detail on recent experience is available on request.

Feedback

“Robust style — gets the parties to settlement.”

“He quickly gets to the real issues and focuses the parties' minds on solutions.”

“One of the top mediators.”

“Has become the firm's go-to mediator.”

“Pragmatic, practical and sensible.”

“He was on top of the facts and fully understood that this was not a monetary claim but rather an issue surrounding the client's reputation.”