About
Heather Allen is a Commercial Mediator and non-practising barrister with over 25 years' experience in commercial mediation, including work as a senior clinical negligence mediator on CEDR’s specialist panel and 14 years as Head of CEDR Faculty. She handles serious shareholder and board disputes, complex employment and professional indemnity claims, and specialises in managing power imbalances and interpersonal conflict across sectors and jurisdictions.
Practice areas
MediationDispute ResolutionClinical NegligenceEmploymentCorporate GovernanceProfessional IndemnityInheritance
Office
Expertise
Clinical negligence mediationShareholder disputes and internal board conflictsComplex employment disputesProfessional indemnity claimsAcrimonious inheritance disputesManaging power imbalance and interpersonal conflictPublic sector collaborative working
Admissions
- Barrister (non-practising)
- Called to the Bar
- Member of the CEDR mediator panel
- Fellow of the RSA
- Member of CPR’s European panel of Distinguished Neutrals
- Fellow of the CMC
Languages
English