Disputes have always been an everpresent feature of business, more so in a challenging economic climate. They can be costly, both in time and money, diverting precious resources away from more productive areas. Avoiding or resolving them commercially at an early stage, before the risk and cost outweighs the likely benefit, is invariably a key objective.

The approach of our team of robust, specialist litigators, based across our offices, is to work alongside our clients to recommend and pursue a strategy aimed at achieving a speedy, cost-effective resolution. Whilst this may entail pursuing traditional court proceedings, it will often involve pursuing a non-court means of achieving a resolution, such as arbitration or mediation. Our litigators have the knowledge and experience to recommend a strategy that is appropriate for your specific dispute, and are resolute in pursuing it.

Our experience extends not just to the more traditional English court litigation but, reflecting the increasing globalisation of trade, also to international disputes, including proceedings in foreign courts and international arbitrations. Within the UK, we also conduct disputes before the various regulatory bodies and tribunals, and the various Ombudsmen.

Within our Group, we have litigators who specialise in the following types of disputes:

• warranties & indemnities
• disputed share valuations
• construction disputes
• shareholder disputes
• IT contracts
• media & defamation
• financial services
• professional negligence
• product safety
• service & supply contracts
• commercial agents
• Judicial Review
• environmental claims commercial contracts
• negligence
• director’s liability
• insolvency claims
• insurance
• pensions
• commercial property disputes
• intellectual property, design rights & copyright
• regulatory
• competition claims
• debt recovery
• banking disputes