Radanks International Mediator Panel

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Adamya is the Head of Mediation at Radanks Ltd., London, a role in which she shapes strategy and delivery across the firm's entire cross-border mediation practice. A civil/commercial mediator with over 8 years' of experience resolving property, civil, and commercial disputes. She represents Radanks internationally alongside Dr Renu Raj including engagement connected to discussions on India's Mediation Bill/Act reform and has spoken internationally, including delivering sessions on negotiation strategy at the International Virtual Mediation Summer School (hosted by NIVAARAN, Mediators of the Supreme Court of India). She is the author of Mediation and Mediators in a Nutshell, a practitioner-focused guide to mediation technique and process, with a foreword by Dr Renu Raj, Fundamentals of Mediation Vol 2. with a foreword Dr Renu Raj. Beyond casework, she is a course trainer, having designed and delivered CMC-certified mediation training programmes covering property, civil, and commercial mediation scenarios, combining live role-play simulation with structured feedback for delegates. She also draws on parallel paralegal and UK residential property experience which sharpens her handling of property, commercial, civil and boundary disputes referred to mediation.

Fields of Mediation:

• Property and boundary disputes
• Residential landlord and tenant disputes
• Neighbour Disputes
• Deposit disputes
• Civil disputes
• Commercial disputes
• Contractual disputes
• Employment disputes 
• Negotiation strategy and dispute-resolution training

Laura Tweedy is a highly experienced barrister and accredited mediator at Gatehouse Chambers, London, and a member of The Property Mediators. Called to the Bar in 2007 (Lincoln's Inn), she trained as a civil and commercial mediator in 2018, qualified as an arbitrator in 2022, was accredited as a workplace mediator in 2023, and graduated as a Digital Dispute Resolution specialist in 2025. She mediates the full range of real estate disputes, domestically and internationally, with particular depth in commercial and residential landlord and tenant matters, development, social housing, and private client disputes, and is known for handling highly contentious, emotionally fraught cases. Her dual standing as a leading barrister and mediator is reflected in consistent top rankings in Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500 for real estate litigation and social housing, and she won Newcomer of the Year at the National Mediation Awards (2024–2026). She is a CMC Associate Mediator, and is also part of the Wandsworth Mediation Service team, where her work extends to division of property assets following death or relationship breakdown, building conflicts, service charges, and anti-social behaviour disputes.

Fields of Mediation:

• Commercial and residential landlord and tenant disputes
• Boundary and neighbour disputes
• Property development and social housing
• Private client and TOLATA (trusts of land) disputes
• Relationship breakdown and division of property assets
• Workplace and employment disputes
• Anti-social behaviour disputes
• Digital/online dispute resolution

Chris Mills is a Solicitor and Mediator holding a current Practising Certificate, registered with the Civil Mediation Council and SIMI accredited, and runs CSM Mediation (Barnet), listed on the CMC's official mediator directory. He is Chair of Mediation Hertfordshire, a longstanding not-for-profit conflict resolution service (established 1998, Queen's Award for Voluntary Service 2018, and National Mediation Providers of the Year 2022/2023), and sits as a Panel Member for Arbitration & Mediation at Swim England. He brings over 30 years of financial services experience spanning insurance, banking, international board roles, executive leadership, negotiation, risk, and country management including service on 43 boards across the UK, Ireland, Sweden, the Isle of Man, and Guernsey, giving him deep insight into governance and high-stakes commercial decision-making. He has direct personal experience of the UK court system, including the ECJ, and has given evidence in both civil and criminal proceedings, which he draws on to help parties genuinely understand the risks and costs of litigation versus mediation. He mediates commercial, community, workplace, and family disputes.

Fields of Mediation:

• Commercial disputes
• Community mediation
• Workplace disputes
• Family disputes
• Sports-related arbitration and mediation (Swim England panel)
• Financial services, insurance, and banking disputes
• Board-level and governance disputes

Having recently completed accredited mediation training with Radanks Ltd, Elsa Caleb brings over 30 years of experience in business support, stakeholder engagement, mentoring, facilitation, and collaborative problem-solving. As Director of Elsa Caleb Ltd, she works with SMEs, social enterprises, CICs, and community organisations, helping people navigate challenges, strengthen relationships, and develop sustainable solutions.

Elsa is Chair of the West London Chamber of Commerce, where she champions business growth, partnership development, and opportunities for entrepreneurs and SMEs across the region. She is also a former member of the Small Business Council, contributing to discussions that informed and advised three Secretaries of State for Trade and Investment on issues affecting small businesses.

Known for her calm, impartial, and people-centred approach, Elsa creates environments where individuals feel heard, respected, and empowered to find constructive resolutions. A Fellow of the RSA (FRSA), she is committed to building understanding, trust, and positive outcomes through effective mediation.

Fields of Mediation:

• Business and commercial disputes involving SMEs
• Social enterprise and Community Interest Company (CIC) disputes
• Stakeholder and partnership disputes
• Workplace and organisational mediation
• Community and voluntary-sector disputes
• Facilitation of multi-party business negotiations

Legally trained mediator with experience across employment, family, and commercial disputes. Known for a calm, practical approach that helps people feel heard and move toward workable solutions, Peter draws on a broad background in law and industry to handle conflict in a clear, balanced, and down-to-earth way bringing structure to difficult conversations without losing sight of the people at the centre of them.

Fields of Mediation:

• Employment disputes
• Business Disputes
• Commercial disputes
• Civil disputes

Ajay Kumar Lal is an accomplished mediator, arbitrator, and negotiation strategist with 35 years' experience steering high-value commercial and public-sector disputes, practising as Ajay Kumar Lal ICA Arb, a CEDR-Trained Mediator on the Radanks Global Panel, based in New Delhi with worldwide appointments and fluency in English, French, and Hindi. A retired Indian Railways Accounts Service (IRAS) officer and former Principal Financial Adviser to Indian Railways, he has overseen multi-billion-dollar projects including Delhi Metro (MRTS), the Dedicated Freight Corridor, and the Jammu–Kashmir New Rail Line where he honed the finance, contract-management, and stakeholder skills that now underpin his dispute-resolution practice. He is a Life Member of ICArb, a CEDR-Mediator (London), accredited for IP Arbitration with WIPO (Geneva), and trained in Islamic ADR with the Shariah Arbitration Centre (Malaysia); he is empanelled or rostered with the Arbitration Institute of Sweden (SCC), AALCO-Hong Kong, CIAM (Spain), the Delhi/Mumbai/Kolkata/Chennai Metros, the Airports Authority of India, IRCON-International, DFCCIL, and several Maharatna PSUs. Over the past five years he has mediated or adjudicated 100+ disputes spanning construction and engineering contracts, rolling-stock supply, public-private partnerships, taxation, international trade, intellectual-property and technology licences, and sports, media and sponsorship agreements. A prolific author on human-rights jurisprudence, mega-project risk, and dispute-avoidance strategy, his insights feature in leading journals and industry white-papers shaping best practice across Asia, Europe, and Africa, and he delivers keynote addresses at flagship ADR conferences, with his sessions on "monetising equity in settlement" and "cross-border enforceability of mediated outcomes" consistently attracting full houses. Beyond the podium, he serves on the Delhi Juvenile Justice Board's selection committee, mentoring future guardians of due process, and is strategic advisor to NGOs championing disability rights and women's economic empowerment roles that underscore the inclusive, interest-based ethos he brings to every mediation room and arbitral tribunal, reassuring appointing parties that their disputes will be resolved with both commercial acumen and social conscience. His distinctive strengths include deep sector insight across rail, urban transport, energy, defence, and tech supply chains; financial acumen in unpacking complex cost claims and damages models; process versatility across facilitative, evaluative, and hybrid techniques, online or in-person; cross-cultural fluency resolving disputes across common-law, civil-law, and Shariah frameworks; and global readiness as a visa-ready, fully digital, PI-insured practitioner for international appointments.

Fields of Mediation:

• Construction and engineering contracts
• Rolling-stock and rail supply disputes
• Public-private partnerships
• Taxation and international trade
• Intellectual property and technology licensing
• Sports, media and sponsorship agreements