Christina Lockwood PhD MCIArb

Background
Christina Lockwood is dual-qualified as a lawyer in Germany and England, with a PhD in German law from the University of Trier. Following her Final State Exam (German qualification for all legal professions), she gained commercial experience with an investment bank in the City (WestLB, London Branch), working in international trade finance on the negotiation and documentation of forfaiting, repurchase and overseas securities lending transactions. Christina is fluent in Spanish, English and German.

Dispute resolution experience
Christina became a CIArb accredited mediator in 2007, and was further accredited by CEDR in 2010. She worked as conciliator and adjudicator on tenancy disputes and disputes with the Royal Mail at IDRS Ltd, the former subsidiary of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb). Christina is a member of the CIArb and also a member of the CEDR Solve panel.

Since June 2008 Christina has conducted over 300 conciliations (telephone mediations) in accordance with the relevant consumer scheme procedures. Her main practice areas are general commercial disputes, landlord/tenant and property disputes, and disputes between funeral directors and customers.

Other activities
Christina is currently assisting Nicholas Gould and Claire King in monitoring the Cost Management Practice Direction, which started in the TCC and Mercantile Courts on 1st October 2011.

Christina will be one of the mediators at the 7th ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition, 3-8 February 2012 in Paris.

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