Civil & Commercial
Numerically the largest of our practice teams we are pleased to be able to offer our clients a focused and practical approach to litigation throughout our civil & commercial caseload.
Examples of our current caseload include:
- Leading and Junior Counsel on a fifteen day Chancery Division trial in Birmingham District Registry with issues arising including: formation and construction of a contract; commercial opportunities; database rights; joint venture; economic torts; directors' duties, breach of confidentiality
- instructed in two seperate arbitrations on high-value (multi-million pound) claims, the first involving a loss of earnings claim against a public body and the second concerning the award of a government contract
- Leading and Junior Counsel in libel proceedings concerning organisations with an international profile based in the middle east
We are able to assist by providing counsel to advise and represent in courts and tribunals as well as arbitrations and mediations across the UK and our counsel have developed expertise especially in the following areas
- Arbitration
- Civil Fraud
- Civil Procedure including Costs
- Commercial and Contractual Disputes
- Company Law
- Employment
- Insolvency and Bankruptcy proceedings
- Intellectual Property
- Judicial Review
- Libel
- Licensing
- Partnership
- Personal Injury (we receive instructions from insurers based across the UK)
- Professional Negligence
- Sports Law (including cases before the Football League Disciplinary and Appeals Committees)
- Trusts
- Wills and Probate
We understand that commercial reality often dictates the need for urgent applications such as freezing injunctions and we liaise closely with our clients and the court to ensure a smooth short-notice service for these situations.
Our client base covers all sectors of commerce and industry, from major insurers to individuals, and from local authorities to private companies and partnerships.
We are a Law Society accredited CPD external provider and we offer in-house training seminars on specific topics; we are happy to tailor these to meet your requirements.
Civil & Commercial Practice Team members
David Barnard (1967 call)
Richard Bendall (1979)
Marc Galberg (1982)
Christopher Spratt (1986)
David Lonsdale (1988)
Rhys Jones (1990)
Philip Brown (1991)
Mukhtiar Otwal (1991)
Thomas Cleeve (1993)
Stuart Armstrong (1995)
John Law (1996)
Piers Harrison (1997)
Daniel Dovar (1997)
Carla Revere (2001)
Simon Hill (2001)
Richard Sharpe (2002)
Tom Beasley (2003)
updated June 2008