Punjab-origin Kandola becomes member of UK’s Civil Justice Council
SJ Singh/ Diaspora Correspondent/ February 6,2024
The Lord Chancellor of United Kingdom has approved the appointments, for 3 years from 1 January 2024, of Punjab’s origin Amrik Kandola, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) member as members of the Civil Justice Council.
Kandola is a commercial dispute lawyer and mediator in United Kingdom. His family moved from Punjab to Lancashire in 1968 soon after he was born.
Amrik spent over 25 years at Eversheds LLP. He built up a leading construction and engineering practice recognised as one of the best in the Midlands region and nationally.In private practice, Kandola was recognised year on year by Chambers and Legal 500 directories as a ‘Leading Lawyer’ for dispute resolution in the construction & engineering industry. He retired from private practice in October 2016 to become a full-time mediator.
The CJC is a statutory advisory body established by the Civil Procedure Act 1997.Along with Kandola, the Chancellor has approved the appointment of other members of the Civil Justice Council for 3 years from 1 January 2024 are :
John Cuss, Solicitor member
Daniel Hoadley, Digital, Technology and Information member
Laurence Shaw, Legal Executive member
Sue Prince, Lay member
Elizabeth Smart, Advice Sector member
Amrik Kandola is a full-time commercial Mediator. After joining Eversheds LLP (now Eversheds Sutherland LLP) in 1991 as a trainee, Amrik became a partner in 2002. He specialised in technology, engineering, construction, and energy infrastructure disputes. He was an elected Board member of the firm between 2011 and 2014. In 2016, Amrik left private practice to become a full-time commercial mediator. He now mediates complex, high value and multi-party disputes across a wide range of commercial sectors. Amrik is a Centre for Effect Dispute Resolution (CEDR) Panel Mediator and Lead Faculty trainer on the CEDR Mediator Skills Training course. He was named Civil/Commercial Mediator of the Year 2023 at the National Mediation Awards (NMA) in 2022.
The CJC brings together members of the judiciary, civil servants, legal professionals and others representative of the varied perspectives, sectoral interests, specialist and professional expertise found across the civil justice system.
The CJC has a statutory role in keeping the civil justice system under review. It advises the judiciary, government, and rule makers on the development of the civil justice system, especially how it can be more accessible, fair and efficient. It is empowered to make proposals for change and propose and undertake research.
Punjab-origin Kandola becomes member of UK’s Civil Justice Council. Appointments to the Civil Justice Council are made by the Secretary of State for Justice and are regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. These appointments have been made in line with the Governance Code on Public Appointments.
