Mark Tottenham BL

Mark Tottenham is an experienced barrister and mediator, specialising in the areas of property and probate law. He is available to lecture in a number of areas, particularly relating to expert evidence, and to write on a variety of legal topics. 

Mark has over 20 years experience of advice and advocacy in the areas of conveyancing and property law, probate law, construction law and medical negligence. He is a qualified Trust and Estate Practitioner (and a member of the international STEP organisation). He is a Qualified Mediator, certified by the Irish Professional Mediators’ Organisation.

He is a strong believer in seeking the early resolution of disputes, where possible, and always advises clients on the alternatives to litigation where legal difficulties arise, including direct engagement and alternative dispute resolution.

Mark is available to write and lecture in many areas of law. He founded Decisis.ie  , the online law reporting website. He was lead author of A Guide to Expert Witness Evidence (Bloomsbury Professional, 2019) the winner of the DSBA Practical Law Book of the Year, 2020, and wrote The Reliable Expert Witness (Clarus Press, 2021), a handbook for expert and professional witnesses.

He is one of the presenters of The Fifth Court, Ireland’s leading legal affairs podcast.

He has written for many other publications, including: The Irish Times, The Irish Independent, Village Magazine, Irish Tax Reports, Nealon’s Guide to Irish Politics, Laffoy’s Irish Conveyancing Precedents, The Conveyancing and Property Law Journal, and The Medico-legal Journal of Ireland. 

He has lectured widely on a variety of legal issues, particularly relating to expert witnesses.