Nurturing Positive and Sustainable Outcomes
Family Dispute Resolution:
Conflict and Dispute Resolution
Workplace Mediation &
Dispute Resolution:
Resolving Conflicts Professionally
Small Business Mediation & Dispute Resolution:
Efficient Resolution for Sustainable Success
Wills & Estate Mediation & Dispute Resolution
Commercial Mediation & Dispute Resolution:
Efficient Resolution for Business Conflicts
Farm Business Debt Mediation & Dispute Resolution
Chris Sheath Mediator
Chris understands that disputes can be challenging, emotionally charged and require a delicate approach to resolve complex issues and concerns. We also understand that sometimes in life, as in business, disputes are inevitable.
Mediation offers a unique opportunity for parties to collaboratively explore their issues, concerns and perspectives with a view to building a greater understanding, reaching common ground, fostering positive relationships, and achieving lasting outcomes.
Mediation is often a faster and more cost-effective alternative to litigation. By choosing our services, you can save valuable time and resources whilst still achieving successful and lasting outcomes.
Chris offers a neutral, safe and effective environment for successfully resolving disputes. We understand each circumstance is unique and to resolve a dispute through mediation, requires a human approach, not a legal approach.
By embracing a facilitative approach to mediation, Chris empowers disputing parties to find mutually beneficial solutions through his informed guidance, impartiality, and supportive intervention.
Our extensive experience and specialist knowledge in wills and estates disputes and Family Dispute Resolution ensures Chris has a unique insight to help clients resolve their dispute and can adapt a mediation approach to suit your specific needs and circumstances.
As a registered Family Dispute Resolution practitioner, Chris is child focused with a view to ensuring that a successful outcome at family dispute resolution mediation is in the best interests of the child or children.
Explore the Power of Mediation
Discover a neutral, safe, and cost-effective way to resolve complex disputes.
Our expert mediator, Chris Sheath, offers tailored solutions to fit your unique needs!
About Chris
For more than 23 years as a lawyer, Chris has practised extensively in commercial litigation and wills and estates litigation.
He is recognised by the Queensland Law Society as an Accredited Specialist in Succession Law (Wills & Estates). He is also a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), a global professional body of practitioners specialising in wills, estates and trusts.
As a seasoned lawyer, Chris advocates for the advantages of mediation as an alternative to litigation.
Chris Sheath is a Queensland Law Society Nationally Accredited Mediator and a registered Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner. He is a member of the Resolution Institute and the Family Law Practitioners Association of Queensland, solidifying his commitment to resolving disputes amicably.
Furthermore, Chris is also an accredited mediator under the Farm Business Debt Mediation Act 2017 and conducts farm business debt mediations for farmers and financiers to achieve successful and lasting outcomes.
He is also a Queensland Small Business Commissioner panel mediator, appointed under the Retail Shop Leases Act 1994, to assist parties in retail shop lease disputes and small business disputes.
Chris’ breadth of knowledge and experience in litigation and mediation illustrates his capacity to help parties navigate complex disputes across a broad range of circumstances and issues. Through his continuing dedication to ongoing professional development, Chris stays abreast of the latest mediation techniques, research and legal developments.
When you choose Chris Sheath, Mediator
you can expect the following:
Expertise:
Extensive experience and specialised knowledge in Dispute Resolution for Family Mediation, Wills & Estate Mediation, Workplace Mediation, Small Business Mediation, and Commercial Mediation, guiding you throughout the process.
Neutral Facilitation:
Creating a safe and neutral environment for all parties to express concerns, interests, and perspectives, enabling effective collaboration and satisfactory outcomes.
Tailored Approach:
Adapting our mediation method to your unique needs, providing personalised attention and handling concerns appropriately.
Confidentiality and Privacy:
Maintaining strict confidentiality, fostering an atmosphere of trust and openness.
Efficiency and Cost-effectiveness:
Offering a faster, cost-effective alternative to litigation, ensuring a fair and mutually agreeable resolution.
Experience the benefits of working with Chris for your Family Dispute Resolution, or your wills & estates dispute, or business or workplace dispute. Our expertise, professionalism, and dedication to finding common ground make us, the ideal choice to guide you through the mediation process.
Contact us today, and let us help you navigate your path to resolution.
"The future depends on what you do today."
- Mahatma Gandhi
Meet Chris Sheath
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Chris Sheath Mediator
ACCREDITED SPECIALIST IN SUCCESSION LAW
Nationally Accredited Mediator
Registered Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner
Nationally Accredited Mediator and Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner
Chris is a seasoned mediator, and with over 23 years of experience as a lawyer, is recognised by the Queensland Law Society as an Accredited Specialist in Succession Law (Wills & Estates) and a Nationally Accredited Mediator, Chris possesses extensive expertise in Family Dispute Resolution, Wills & Estate Mediation, Workplace Mediation, Small Business Mediation, and Commercial Mediation.
Chris' mediation philosophy is underpinned by his impartiality, neutrality, and facilitative communication style, creating a safe and neutral environment where all parties can express concerns, interests, and perspectives. He adapts his mediation approach to cater to the unique needs of each dispute, providing personalised attention and addressing concerns appropriately.
Confidentiality is of utmost importance to Chris, and he maintains strict confidentiality throughout the mediation process, fostering an atmosphere of trust and openness.
With a commitment to efficiency and cost-effectiveness, Chris advocates mediation as a faster and more economical alternative to litigation, ensuring fair and mutually agreeable resolutions for all parties involved.
As a mediator, Chris focuses on empowering disputing parties to explore solutions and reach satisfactory outcomes collaboratively. His extensive experience and specialised knowledge in various mediation areas make him the ideal guide throughout the mediation process, whether in Family Mediation, Wills & Estate Mediation, Workplace Mediation, Small Business Mediation, or Commercial Mediation.
By providing neutral facilitation and a tailored approach, Chris enables effective collaboration and fosters positive outcomes, making him a sought-after mediator for individuals and businesses. With a track record of successful mediations and a dedication to upholding the highest ethical standards, Chris Sheath Mediator offers a genuine commitment to resolving disputes with efficiency, fairness, and a client-centred focus.