Our 70-strong team of specialist dispute resolution lawyers is a substantial and flexible resource for multi-national organisations and institutions, entrepreneurial businesses and wealthy individuals facing complex challenges in the UK and internationally. Our work ranges from advising on litigation, business critical investigations, regulatory problems and strategic risk situations affecting our international clients and clients of other international law firms, to co-ordinating advice for our clients across multiple jurisdictions (partnering with local firms from our Preferred Firm Network).
Our dispute resolution lawyers combine specialist expertise in litigation and in-depth knowledge of the sectors in which our clients operate. This means that we provide high quality litigation and strategic advice shaped to suit our clients' industries. Our transparent approach to costs enables our clients to manage their expenditure predictably and delivers strong value for money.
The standing of our team is reflected in the quality of our clients and the complexity of the work we undertake. As a result, we represent some of most significant UK and international players in their sectors in the most challenging of situations.
Our independence means that overseas law firms come to us because they know that we have no ambitions to compete in their domestic markets. We also work alongside significant US, European and other law firms with UK offices who benefit from our litigation expertise, sector knowledge and substantial resources.
Areas of focus
Our dispute resolution and litigation expertise includes the following:
- Complex disputes requiring specialist advice – helping clients with clear, practical analysis in the most complex cases.
- Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) – although experienced trial lawyers, we look to resolve disputes cost effectively via mediation, adjudication and other forms of ADR.
- Arbitration and specialist tribunals – our cases cross many different tribunals including a growing number of cases being referred to arbitration (in the UK and internationally).
- Reputation critical investigations and inquiries – extensive specialist expertise in a wide range of criminal and regulatory investigations which present significant challenges to our clients' businesses.
- Strategic situations and risk resolution – assisting clients to devise strategies to navigate developing situations and manage risk before they reach open dispute.
- Urgent and emergency situations – our substantial resource allows us to field teams of lawyers to meet the most challenging of time constraints.