Commercial Litigation
It’s a fact of life that business disputes happen.
Our Commercial Litigation team’s strength is in minimising the time and money you spend trying to resolve them. Whether this is through assertive correspondence, negotiation, mediation or, if it comes to it, court proceedings, our team is expertly placed to find the best solution for you.
With pro-activity and commerciality at the forefront of their minds, our team’s lawyers are incisive tacticians. They are experienced in assessing risk; predicting likely outcomes and advising on the best course of action for you and your business.
Intellectual Property and Information Technology:
- Trade Mark and Copyright infringement
- 'Passing off' claims
- Design right disputes
- Computer software and hardware disputes.
Property Litigation:
- Construction disputes and adjudications
- Advising landlords and property developers on landlord and tenant disputes
- Contested lease renewals
- Boundary and rights of way disputes
- Trespass and nuisance claims (including flooding, tree root subsidence and tree encroachment claims)
- Adverse possession claims
- Party Wall Act disputes
- Planning and public law issues
Insolvency:
- Statutory demands
- Advising landlords on tenants’ insolvency
- Bankruptcy
- Winding up petitions
- Directors’ insolvency
Professional Negligence Claims against:
- Solicitors
- Surveyors
- Architects
Corporate Disputes:
- Claims against directors (eg wrongful or fraudulent trading)
- Directors’ disqualification proceedings
- Directors’ corporate duties
- Shareholders’ disputes
General Commercial:
- Defamation
- Product liability and sale of goods disputes
- Bailment/haulage liability claims
- Breach of contract/restrictive covenant
- Maritime disputes
- Insurance policy interpretation cases
- Injunctions
- Enforcement of judgments
- Partnership disputes
