Litigation and dispute resolution
Our range of services includes:
- Arbitration: We undertake domestic and international arbitrations, both in London and other jurisdictions, relating to: financial services; oil and gas; projects, engineering and construction; and sports.
- Banking and finance: We advise banks, other institutions and companies on risk management issues and disputes arising in respect of activities and products in investment, commercial and retail banking, and finance.
- Competition: We advise on cartel and abuse of dominance investigations by competition authorities; proceedings before regulators; and enforcement action.
- Construction and engineering: We act for contractors, employers, re-insurers, architects, engineers, developers, local authorities and investors in relation to a wide range of planning, environment and construction matters.
- Corporate: We handle disputes arising out of: corporate acquisitions, investments and re-organisations; breaches of directors' duties; shareholder disputes; and restructurings.
- Employment: We advise employers and senior employees on the full range of issues, including: severance arrangements; post-termination issues; unfair dismissal and discrimination claims; enforcement of restrictive covenants; and employee fraud.
- Financial services: We act for financial institutions, other regulated businesses, corporations and individuals in investigations and proceedings relating to financial services and markets.
- Fraud and financial crime: We advise banks and other financial institutions, corporations and individuals regarding suspected fraud and act for them in subsequent proceedings, including regulatory investigation.
- Group litigation: We are experienced in fighting large scale group litigation claims in a wide range of areas from substantial environmental claims to sensitive business and commercial matters.
- Intellectual property: Our experience spans the whole spectrum of contentious IP work, from technical issues referable to the European Court of Justice, through to contractual and licensing disputes.
- Pensions disputes: We advise in relation to the full range of both hostile and friendly litigation from complaints to the Pensions Ombudsman to High Court litigation.
- Professional negligence: We handle a wide range of professional negligence claims against accountants, architects, solicitors and surveyors.
- Real estate: We act for landlords, tenants, developers, institutions and investment funds, as well as high-net-worth individuals in connection with their ownership of valuable commercial, residential and agricultural premises.
- Restructuring and insolvency: We advise on all litigious aspects of domestic and international restructurings and insolvencies, including issues arising out of intercreditor disputes, contested reorganisation plans, administrations, receiverships, liquidations and CVAs.
- Trust and probate: We advise on contentious and consensual trust related issues such as: variation, breach and administration of trusts; removal of trustees; rights of beneficiaries/creditors; fraud and asset tracing. We handle challenges to the validity of wills; removal of executors; and statutory claims.
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"'Fast responses and good value for money' characterise Macfarlanes LLP's expanding eight-partner team."
The UK Legal 500 2010
"Macfarlanes' litigation practice is simply an outstanding outfit."
Chambers UK 2010
"Commentators endorse this team as 'incredibly responsible, meticulous and pragmatic - the lawyers are excellent managers of litigation work'."
Chambers UK 2012