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Dominic Offord at Browne Jacobson LLP handles disputes with international elements alongside shareholder, warranty and contractual disputes and restrictive covenant cases for clients such as Triumph Motorcycles and Siemens Enterprise Communications.

Eversheds LLP stands out for its expertise in the financial services sector. National group head and ‘superb negotiator’ Paul Worth assists clients such as Santander and Lloyds Development Capital. ‘Exceptionally astute’ senior associate Rebecca Nicholas acts for a number of healthcare clients, and also Nationwide. ‘Pragmatic, business-focused’ senior associate Steve Dunseath, who transferred to Nottingham from Manchester, gained a victory in the Court of Appeal for RBS in a case relating to the enforcement of personal guarantees.

An ‘absolutely first-rate firm’, Flint Bishop LLP ‘punches above its weight’ on contractual claims for clients in the insurance, building services and waste recycling sectors. Qamer Ghafoor is ‘the kind of solicitor you would walk through fire for’.

At Freeth Cartwright LLP, commercial litigation specialists Philippa Dempster, Charles Powell and Mark Thomson are complemented by motor sports expert Simon Taylor. Clients including BSM, Vision Express, and Gala Coral Group benefit from the team’s mix of commercial contract, insurance, and regulatory experience.

Geldards LLP is experienced in complex cases for clients in the utility, retail, transport and automotive sectors, such as Citroën, National Express and Bowmer and Kirkland. It represented a mining exploration company in a £4.5m dispute in 2010. Jonathan Tardiff joined from Eversheds LLP, bolstering the firm’s capabilities in cross-border litigation and arbitration.

Nelsons Solicitors Limited is ‘a local market leader’ whose team ‘can play in the top national league’. Solicitor-advocate Jon Roberts provides ‘very good analysis of complex issues’, and took two cases to the Court of Appeal in 2010. IP specialist Stewart Vandermark is noted for his ‘control of cases’. The team includes ‘rising star’ Emma Ward, ‘tenacious fighter’ Heather Stanford and the ‘unflappable’ Karen Sandhu.

Shakespeares is ‘very client friendly, has a good understanding of its clients’ business needs, gives sensible and practical advice, and goes the extra mile’. New practice head Marie Evans joined from Roythornes LLP, replacing John Frith and adding to the existing team of Steven Skiba – noted for his ‘competence, clarity, avoidance of pitfalls’ – and ‘absolute terrier’ Kendal Litherland.

Smith Partnership combines general commercial litigation expertise at a high level with the ability to specialise and handle large-scale instructions for major clients. The ‘customer-focused’ Bally Atwal has ‘in-depth knowledge’ of aviation-sector disputes; and practice head Russell Davies is a licensing and drinks-industry expert.

Clients of the ‘top-class’ team at Actons range from a Swiss bonds company to residential landlords and brothers in a partnership dispute. Chris Murratt is ‘in a class of his own’ and ‘thinks outside the box’. Caroline Bowler handles equine cases.

With a longstanding reputation for assisting clients in the transport sector on matters including cross-border disputes, Rothera Dowson is well equipped to handle a full range of contentious matters, including employee fraud matters, shareholder disputes, amd professional negligence, breach of contract and non-payment cases.

Roythornes LLP has experience across a wide variety of cases in the agriculture, food, property/construction and manufacturing sectors. Marie Evans is now at Shakespeares, while Andrew Shipley has joined from Nelsons Solicitors Limited.

Fraser Brown is increasingly attracting instructions from landlords in relation to disputes with tenants, and is experienced in claims arising from franchising operations.

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