Jacob J Meagher FRSA BL TEP FCIArb
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Areas of expertise
Jacob is a Barrister, Mediator, Arbitrator and a Partner at Aria Grace Law as well as a Lecturer in Law at the University of Brighton and Supervisor at Magdalene College Cambridge.
Called to the Bar in England & Wales, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia (as a principal). Jacob is a TEP member of STEP, a member of the Chancery Bar Association, and frequently accepts appointments to act as a Mediator, Arbitrator, or chair Expert Determinations or Early Neutral Evaluations.
As an Accredited Civil and Commercial Mediator and Fellow Governance Practitioner (FGP), Jacob specialises in contentious trust and estate mediation - between beneficiaries and trustees, warring trustees, settlor disputes, as well as resolving most contentious commercial matters. He is a Chartered Banker, and is Chartered in Securities and Investments by the CISI, as well as in Management, Leadership, and Quality.
Jacob trained at the University of Aberdeen Advanced International Arbitration Summer School, as Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators he acts in high value civil and commercial claims with appointments stemming from his unique set of industry qualifications and experience.
His confidential, exacting and sensible approach in both mediation, arbitration, and expert determinations, is valued by clients and counsel alike. He is one of the few ADR practitioners to hold security clearance, and is thereby able to take on sensitive engagements.
Jacob’s other passion is equality, inclusion, disability, and workplace discrimination. He has a complete understanding of the Equality Act and as a professional member of the Society of Occupational Medicine he is uniquely placed to assist parties reach a settlement, or by determining a dispute.
Professions
Barrister England and Wales, of the Middle Temple
Barrister-at-Law, The Bar of Ireland, of the King’s Inns
Barrister of the High Court of New Zealand
Barrister & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of the State of Victoria, Australia
Solicitor of the High Court of Australia
Special Officer, National Crime Agency
Lecturer in Law
Country of Practice
England & Wales,
Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Australia and New Zealand
Languages
English
Professional Memberships
CQP MCQI Chartered Quality Practitioner and Member of The Chartered Quality Institute
CMgr FCMI Chartered Manager and Fellow of The Chartered Management Institute
Ch MCSI Chartered Member of The Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment
Ch ALIBF Chartered Associate of The London Institute of Banking and Finance
Ch MCBI Chartered Banker and Member of The Chartered Banker Institute
Ch CMBE Certified Management & Business Educator (Chartered Association of Business Schools)
FRSA Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (elected for pro-bono Equality Act work)
TEP Registered Trust and Estate Practitioner, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
FGP Certified Governance Practitioner and Fellow the Association of Corporate Governance Practitioners
FSALS Fellow of The Society for Advanced Legal Studies
FICA Fellow of The International Compliance Association
CFE Certified Fraud Examiner of The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners US & UK
FHEA Fellow of The Higher Education Academy
AKC Elected to the Associateship of King’s College London
MCIArb Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
CRCMP Certified Risk and Compliance Management Professional (International Association of Risk and Compliance Professionals)
GRCP Certified Governance Risk Management and Compliance Professional and Audit (Open Compliance and Ethics Group)
Registered member of the Civil Mediation Council
Details of the company/institution who accredited them as a mediator: Society of Mediators as a Civil and Commercial Mediator.
Professional Experience
Partner – Aria Grace Law
Barrister – Bar of England & Wales, Ireland, Australia & New Zealand
Special Officer, National Crime Agency (security clearance)
Lecturer in Law – Various Universities
Mediation Style
Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts for pro bono work in Equality Act arena.
