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Disputes & litigation
When disputes occur, clients want lawyers who are straightforward with them about the case, who will stand shoulder-to-shoulder to fight their corner, and who will find creative solutions where they exist. That’s what we’ve built our reputation on in disputes and litigation.
We always add responsiveness, diligence and hard work to our dispute resolution mix, along with intelligence and an understanding of the commercial realities of a dispute. For individuals, institutions or businesses, an understanding of cost is always key.
Litigationcosts particularly can mount up, so we manage them by providing the right information and solutions, which include everything from early stage disputes avoidance to alternative dispute resolution.
Key to our services in disputes and litigation is “early stage” advice – where real value can be added to avoid disputes, mange risk and develop appropriate strategies in troubled business relationships.
Although most litigation involves a dispute of some sort, sometimes, clients need court permission to act in a particular way. Our familiarity with a range of specialist disciplines gives clients an experienced dispute resolution resource to call on in both situations.
Our services include:
- Early stage advice on disputes avoidance and managing risk
- Pre-claim work, including the investigation and assessment of liability and claim values
- Pre-action correspondence plus advice on appropriate dispute resolution procedures
- A wide range of litigation in the English Civil Courts (from the County Court upwards)
- Litigationat first hearings and appeals
- Acting in the criminal courts in a number of regulatory areas
- ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) procedures
- Representing clients at mediations, in arbitrations, in adjudications and in unassisted negotiations
- Preparing and advising on settlement agreements
- Support in foreign proceedings and advice on jurisdiction and governing law issues
Disputes involve an array of issues and different industries and markets require different expertise. Our lawyers therefore include specialists in many fields including:
- Commercial litigation
- Contract disputes
- Property litigation
- Employment disputes
- Debt and guarantee claims
- Professional negligence claims
- Intellectual Property cases
- Trusts and probate litigation
- Shareholder disputes
- Judicial review and statutory challenges
- Company law proceedings
- Construction disputes
- Pensions, banking and other financial service disputes
- Insolvency matters
- Defamation
- Competition law investigations and proceedings
- Medical negligence
- Personal injury
- Health and Safety
To download our Disputes & Litigation Service Sheet please visit our Knowledge Centre.