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commercial contractual disputes


We advise on commercial contractual disputes in a wide variety of sectors, including: 

  • Agency disputes
  • Construction disputes
  • Contract disputes
  • Costs disputes
  • Guarantee disputes
  • Insolvency
  • Intellectual property
  • IT disputes
  • Landlord and tenant disputes
  • Service contracts
  • Supply disputes
  • Partnership and shareholder disputes
  • Planning disputes
  • Product liability claims
  • Professional negligence
  • Property disputes
  • Regulatory bodies

The majority of disputes settle before final trial, often as a result of negotiation and/or alternative dispute resolution.

Examples of cases we have dealt with recently:

  • Alleged breach of a contract granting exclusive retail rights across UK motor racing circuits.
  • Alleged wrongful termination of a franchise, resolved through negotiation.
  • Acting for estate agents in claims where sellers have failed to pay the commission.
  • Acting for a developer in its dispute with an alleged co-venturer with an alleged profit share agreement.
  • Alleged breach of supply and disribution agreement in the fashion industry, resolved through mediation.

Our team

  • Our specialist team consists of five partners and 14 assistants, working closely with their colleagues across the firm.
  • The team includes qualified civil mediators and we regularly assist clients with various forms of alternative dispute resolution.
  • We aim to offer our clients good value for money, tailoring our advice to the size and complexity of the case.
  • We are prepared to consider alternative forms of funding in appropriate cases.