Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Results matter to our Litigation & Dispute Resolution Solicitors & Barristers.

Our lawyers have market-leading experience of handling multi-million pound litigation and bringing complex claims to settlement.  As a result of obtaining optimal litigation settlements for clients, we were the fastest growing law firm in the UK in 2013 and the fourth fastest in 2015 (Source: Plimsoll Top 500 Solicitors Report). Our City of London litigation lawyers are regularly featured in national and international media.

Clients hire us because of our extensive legal knowledge, and especially because of our litigation experience. We know when to go to court and we know how to litigate to obtain optimal settlements.

Our litigators carefully assess case prospects and can then issue or defend legal claims in all manner of contentious issues, ranging from financial services litigation against major banks and their ‘magic circle’ or other lesser legal teams (all of whom we regularly succeed against), injunctions (such as obtaining emergency mareva freezing orders or restraining orders), winding-up petitions and other company court disputes and injunction or validation applications. Our London litigation solicitors and barristers advise our clients on disputes relating to claims involving fraud and deceit, commercial contracts, buildings and property, sale of goods, banking and mortgage fraud, directors’ disqualification, judicial review and insolvency.

We aim to add value to our case management and advisory work for clients by our knowledge of their trade or profession; we have expert knowledge of trade sectors such as large-scale Property Development, Wholesale Cash and Carry, Commodities and Diamond trading, Aerospace, Overseas development, Travel, Internet and other Retail. We regularly act for high net worth private clients and companies in high value litigation.

What is Litigation in Dispute Resolution?

Litigation is a form of dispute resolution. Solicitors assist clients with a legal dispute by issuing a Letter Before Claim to the opponent setting out the claim. If the civil dispute can’t be settled in the pre-action phase then court litigation can be commenced or other forms of ADR considered. Negotiation skills are absolutely vital in litigation.

What is Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in UK Litigation?

Most UK litigation disputes never reach trial and instead are compromised by ADR which means Alternative Dispute Resolution solutions such as: Negotiation, Arbitration, Mediation, Med-arb, Tribunals, Conciliation, Early Neutral Evaluation, Adjudication, Expert Determination, Dispute Review Board. By settling each side can avoid the costs and risks of litigation.

Types of Litigation

Our Specialist London Litigation Solicitors

Our London litigation lawyers are proud of being able to mobilise with speed and act as tenaciously as the client’s needs and case demands. This is one of the reasons for the firms location adjacent to the Royal Courts of Justice in Central London. We have for example obtained an out of hours emergency worldwide freezing injunction for one of our clients in circumstances which required overnight preparation of affidavits and attendance upon a Judge at his private residence followed by immediate enforcement action and further attendance the next morning at the High Court. We ensure that we provide the best possible outcome for our clients by conducting in depth investigation and research into the realistic prospects of a case before selecting the appropriate course of action in order to reduce time and expense.

Liability for costs is always an issue in litigation and based on our extensive litigation experience we provide our clients with as much strategic, practical as well as carefully considered legal advice in order to ensure the minimum risk possible in respect of costs. Where appropriate we encourage the use of alternative dispute resolution (such as mediation and without prejudice negotiation) and our negotiation skills are first class. If early settlement at advantageous terms is not possible, we are extremely experienced and capable at navigating our clients through the litigation process.

Meet our Litigation Lawyers

Our City of London litigation solicitors and barristers provide bespoke legal advice. We invite you to contact us so one of our legal team can assess your dispute. We can subsequently provide urgent help, advice or representation from our expert team of leading dispute resolution lawyers. Call or email us to start the process of instructing us; our litigation team are waiting to help.

_{Please note that for regulatory reasons we do not offer any free advice.}