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Dispute resolution solicitors

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Dispute resolution

Approach

Civil and commercial dispute resolution solicitors

Our team of Dispute Resolution solicitors will utilise your objectives to devise the best strategy to deal with and control challenges or disputes facing you or your business.

Working closely with you, our specialist team determine the most effective way of resolving your disputes with minimal disruption. As a result, we have a prestigious record of resolving many of our clients’ disputes out of court.

Dispute resolution

Experience

Legal 500 recommended litigators

The ability of our team is reflected in the quality of our clients and the complexity of the work that we undertake.

We represent a significant number of the UK’s leading organisations including government agencies, public sector bodies and global PLCs. We also have specialists who can help with personal disputes, acting for individuals, trusts, estates and charities.

As one of the largest and most experienced in the Midlands, our Derby-based Dispute Resolution team has consistently achieved top Legal 500 rankings in commercial litigation, professional negligence and property litigation.

In addition, many of our dispute resolution lawyers are ranked in Chambers & Partners as ‘Leaders in their Field’.

Services

We can help you with

Civil fraud Commercial disputes Construction & engineering disputes Corporate transaction disputes Director, shareholder and partnership disputes Evicting a tenant Injunctions Insolvency Insurance disputes Land and property disputes Landlord & tenant disputes Licensed trade litigation Professional negligence Real estate management

Find a Legal Expert

Key contacts

Qamer Ghafoor

Chief Executive

Sarah Burton

Partner

Jon Jefferies

Partner

Sundeep Sandhu

Senior Associate

Kelly Savage

Senior Associate

Jo Milward

Senior Associate

Catherine Marksman

Senior Associate & Debt Recovery Manager

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Knowledge

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Risk-averse Insolvency Practitioner sees claim dismissed for refusal to join in proceedings

Recent High Court ruling bars Trustee in Bankruptcy from claiming overage entitlement due to non-participation in joint claimants' expert determination.

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Trial witness statements: a compelling example of the importance of compliance

High Court tackles party's non-compliance with witness statement rules in Business/Property Courts & other specialist lists.

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Court clarifies jurisdictional and limitation points on expert determination

In a wide-ranging judgment, the High Court has clarified a number of rarely-tested points of law on jurisdictional issues with expert determination proceedings.

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Intestacy: how we achieved an inheritance settlement for a stepchild where there was no will

We recently represented a child whose non-biological father had died without having made a will.

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The end of the moratorium for commercial landlords, and the start of a new one

New legislation is now in force to provide welcome relief for landlords, who have been prevented from taking action for a significant period of time.

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Will for £100m estate overturned in contentious probate trial

A recent will dispute in the Chancery Division of the High Court has resulted in a businessman’s will being declared invalid and a hefty costs order being made.

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Thomas Sismey -v- Marissa Salandron: How a divorce settlement can be threatened by the Inheritance Act

In this case, a claim under section 11 of the Inheritance Act 1975 was made against the estate of a deceased ex-husband.

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Welcome news for commercial landlords in rent arrears case

A recent court case against a national cinema chain has demonstrated that businesses closed during the pandemic must still pay their accrued rent.

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Court of Appeal: Disclosure outside the Disclosure Letter can restrict warranty claims

A useful case analysis and the precedents this is likely to set for future matters following a recent Court of Appeal decision regarding a corporate dispute.

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Residential possession notice periods return to pre-COVID position

The Government has announced that the notice periods required under a section 8 notice and section 21 notice are to be reduced back to the pre COVID-19 periods.

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A guide to will and estate disputes

Losing a loved one is a difficult and emotional time. This period of grieving can be made worse if there is a dispute or uncertainty over a will or an estate.

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