Litigation and dispute resolution

Clients come to us for complex, high value disputes and investigations, where strategic advice and sound judgement is essential. Our practice is particularly strong when deploying our unique skills to solving disputes across corporate, private wealth and tax.

Many disputes can be resolved without the need for court proceedings or arbitration. We are experts in all forms of alternative dispute resolution and we have the experience to advise you on when to use these methods and how best to make them work for your specific situation.

When we do litigate, our lawyers have the breadth of experience to recommend the best strategy. The disputes we handle are critically important to our clients and, therefore, to us. Our team has a strong in-house advocacy capability, due to the fact that we have an in-house QC, Guy Morpuss, enabling us to offer a full service from letter of claim through to a final hearing.

We have built a team that has expertise in key areas in relation to litigation and dispute resolution, and have highly-rated specialist practices in the following areas:

Construction, engineering and real estate
Competition litigation
Corporate crime and investigations
Corporate disputes
Fraud
International arbitration
Financial markets and investigations
Private wealth

In addition, we are experts in litigation funding, and are market leaders on the economics and structures of the various fee arrangements available, enabling us to offer clients the opportunity to manage litigation costs effectively.

We also offer our clients access to our Case Management Unit, which project manages litigation, and uses market-leading technological solutions to ensure that cases are run in a highly-streamlined and cost-effective way.

Expertise:

Recent work

A multinational commodity trading company

Advising a multinational commodity trading company on a personal injury litigation, the largest group litigation claim ever brought before the English Courts - some 30,000 claims were brought against our client. After nearly three years of litigation, the case settled shortly before trial was due to commence.

Rusal plc

Advising Rusal plc on its (high-profile) application for judicial review against the London Metal Exchange.

A head of state

Acting for a head of state in defending proceedings on the basis of sovereign immunity.

Liontrust Investment Partners LLP

Advising Liontrust Investment Partners LLP on a ground-breaking dispute in which the High Court decided, for the first time, that the doctrine of repudiatory breach does not apply to LLP agreements, a decision which will be welcomed by LLPs across the city and beyond.

Grove Developments

Advising Grove Developments to success in a Court of Appeal judgment in a periodic payments case.

Thai Airways

Successfully advising Thai Airways, in conjunction with Thai Lawyers Siam Premier, on a High Court breach of contract claim against a supplier, securing damages for our client in excess of $100m.

ARMS plc

Representing ARMS plc (formerly Bumi plc) in relation to litigation and regulatory matters arising out of an investigation concerning allegations of irregular payments. This included a substantial arbitration in Singapore, where we successfully won a $173m award for our client.