Commercial Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution
Recent Experience
1. Financial services disputes including litigation and arbitration arising from bank / lender and investor / broker relationships.
2. Advising regulated entities on their regulatory obligations, investigations, and customer claims, regulatory disputes and corporate crime matters including corporate offences, anti-bribery and corruption compliance.
3. Insurance and reinsurance related disputes including arbitration concerning declinature of insurance cover and enforceability of arbitration clauses.
4. Advising suppliers and customers on consumer law, product advertising and labelling, recalls, product liability, breach of warranty, and breach of contract disputes.
5. Acting in IP related litigation including High Court injunction applications to restrain breaches and preserve brand value and advising technology companies, internet service providers, and consumers on contentious data-related court applications, including Norwich Pharmacal orders, and on the enforcement of foreign court orders requiring the disclosure of data.
6. Advising companies and former employees on enforcement of restrictive covenants/ restraint of trade/ trade secrets etc including obtaining urgent injunctions to restrain breaches.
7. Contentious probate matters.
8. Construction disputes including disputes with local authorities concerning commencement conditions, contractors and purchasers in respect of construction standards, and planning judicial review matters.
9. Cross-border litigation and challenges arising from EU and constitutional law (including referrals to the CJEU).
10. Alternative dispute resolution including Arbitration (and court disputes concerning the enforceability of arbitration clauses), adjudication, conciliation, expert determination, and mediation.
11. Defending defamation and breach of privacy actions in the Circuit Court and High Court and appeals in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court and advising various retailers on the defence and resolution of “retail defamation” claims.