Commercial & international disputes

Our focus is to deliver a fast, cost effective solution that minimises risk and disruption, whilst delivering the best possible commercial result.

We realise that effective dispute resolution means we need to work with our clients to do more than advise on the law. We are astute, pragmatic and imaginative in providing outcomes which are most suited to our clients’ commercial objectives, using the most appropriate forum.

Our dispute resolution lawyers, based in Kent, with clients nationally, has expertise in dealing with disputes which are the subject of litigation in the courts of England and Wales, and in other jurisdictions by working with local lawyers, overseas. Our expertise extends to advising on and representing our clients in relation to alternative dispute resolution methods such as mediation, expert determination, or without prejudice negotiations.

We have an established and comprehensive network of law firms, experts and contacts across the globe allowing us to respond quickly to whatever issues you might have in any jurisdiction, ensuring that your interests are fully protected.

Our particular areas of expertise include:

• Domestic and international contract disputes, including claims for breach of contract, and disputes relating to the termination, variation or interpretation of contracts
• International trade & commodity disputes
• Insurance disputes, including general insurance & maritime insurance
• The sale & supply of goods, including industrial plant and machinery
• Transport, logistics & warehousing
• Disputes arising from corporate transactions including mergers, acquisitions & disposals
• Domestic & international gaming disputes
• Applying for or opposing urgent injunction applications
• Regulatory disputes involving financial services, education and charity law
• Claims arising from the mis-selling of financial products
• Litigation avoidance strategies, mediation and other forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).

When conversation turns into conflict, you need a legal team with the experience and expertise to protect your interests and achieve swift, commercially realistic results in the most cost efficient and risk free manner possible.

Clients ranging from individuals and entrepreneurs to corporations and multi-national organisations trust our commercial litigation lawyers, based in Kent, to deliver results for them in even the most complex of cases. We make it a point to get to know our clients, to understand their objectives thoroughly, provide clear advice and commercially minded recommendations in plain English, and to make ourselves available whenever and wherever our clients need us.

Our commercial litigation lawyers specialise in helping settle disputes using mediation, arbitration and other ADR approaches, but are equally skilled and experienced in fighting our clients’ corner in court where necessary. We can also offer risk management and litigation avoidance advice, to help stop issues developing into full disputes.