Mediation Manager Appointed

A Mediation Manager has been appointed to establish a pilot project as part of the new Scottish Legal Complaints Commission. Marjorie Mantle, who has run the Edinburgh Sheriff Court Mediation Service since 2004, will take up the part-time role in mid-July. Marjorie, formerly a Director of Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh & Lothian, was accredited as a mediator in 1998 and has extensive experience in court, commercial and workplace mediations. She is a board member of the Scottish Mediation Network and founding partner of her business, Mediation Scotland LLP.

Jane Irvine, Chairing Member of the Commission, said "I am delighted that Marjorie is to set up the mediation project for the Commission. She brings unique expertise to this role and will be able to provide both members of the public and the legal profession with the option of an alternate route for resolving complaints."