Dominic Raeside

Dominic Raeside

Leading Family Mediator

As Head of Mediation, Dominic holds the strong belief that whilst separation and divorce is often a difficult and painful transition, it does not have to destroy a family. His practice is focused on helping couples to reach a consensus about their future as it relates to their children, finances and housing.

Dominic mediates both domestic and cross border family disputes including international child abduction, access and custody cases.

Having worked for many years in the Courts advising the judiciary in contested children’s matters and previously having worked in the field of adult psychiatry, Dominic has a range of skills, knowledge and experience which he uses to help his clients to reach agreement. His work has earned Dominic a reputation as one of the most experienced and respected mediators in the country – many of his mediation clients are referred to him by the top family lawyers in the country. For a number of years Dominic held the prestigious role of the Family Mediator member of the Family Justice Council.

Dominic is ranked as a leading family mediator by The Legal 500 UK 2021 and 2020 which comments that he is “an outstanding mediator” and notes “Dominic Raeside is one of the “go-to” mediators in London, if not in England and Wales, for high-conflict mediation clients. He has a huge armoury of mediation skills which can deal with the most complex relationship breakdowns and children issues’”. Chambers HNW 2021 and 2020 also ranked Dominic as a top tier mediator.

Previous editions of The Legal 500 UK have described Dominic as “calm and constructive….he is immensely experienced” and “at the top of his game; he manages to put people at ease, and has a way of unblocking even the most intractable disputes.“

In addition to his work as a Mediator, Dominic is a UKCP registered family and systemic psychotherapist and sees clients in conjunction with his lawyer colleagues where he offers consultation on the child related, emotional and psychological aspects of divorce and separation.

As well as being the Chief Assessor for the Family Mediation Council, Dominic is also involved in training mediators both in the UK and internationally. He was the mediator member of the Pensions Advisory Group and a member of the Family Mediation Task Force which made recommendations to improve the family mediation services in England and Wales. He was a member of the Ministry of Justice’s Voice of the Child Advisory Group and is also a member of the MiKK pool of qualified cross border family mediators and the Cross Border Family Mediators Network.

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Awards

Chambers HNW 2021 and 2020 also ranked Dominic as a top tier mediator.

Dominic is ranked as a leading family mediator by The Legal 500 UK 2021 and 2020.

Accreditations

Dominic is a qualified Parenting Coordinator.

In addition to his work as a Mediator, Dominic is a UKCP registered family and systemic psychotherapist.

Rankings