5TH FLOOR, 20-22 CURTAIN ROAD, LONDON, EC2A 3NF, ENGLAND
- Tel:
- Work 020 7375 1393
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- Fax 020 7392 9529
- Web:
- www.bargatemurray.com
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This central London firm has a strong reputation for commercial litigation, notably complex and high-value cases including cross-border matters. A range of company and commercial services are provided, from employment to shipping, with niche expertise in superyachts.
The firm: Bargate Murray has always been an exclusively business and commercial practice since it was founded in 2004 by Quentin Bargate. It has expanded to three partners and two associates, and benefits from a reputation for technical competence combined with the highest standards of professional service and client care. More than 75% of its work by value is currently carried out for overseas clients and languages spoken at the firm include Armenian, Creole, French, German, Russian and Ukrainian.
Clients include multinationals in the UK, North America and Europe, as well as entrepreneurs, investors, SMEs and ultra-high-net-worth individuals. The partners are recognised as leading experts in their fields and are regularly quoted in the national and international media.
Types of work undertaken: The firm specialises in all forms of alternative dispute resolution, including negotiation, mediation and arbitration. Members include an accredited mediator. Where litigation is required, Bargate Murray provides expertise across all levels of the court system including injunctions and other urgent action, company and shareholder disputes, contract disputes, trade, insurance and shipping matters, property issues, international cross-border litigation, defamation and libel, banking, employment, financial litigation and debt collection.
The firm is one of the world’s foremost superyacht specialists, with a reputation for confidentiality established over many years. Through drafting, negotiation and analysis, Bargate Murray facilitates the sale, maintenance, purchase and construction of large luxury yachts, assisting high-net-worth individuals, as well as yards. Experience includes yacht construction agreements, conversion and repair agreements, crew agreements, contracts with professionals such as architects and designers, bank and other finance arrangements, performance guarantees, project management agreements, choice of flag and registration, corporate issues and ownership structures and dispute resolution.
Commercial services include all types of complex national and international trade agreements including: international sale of goods sold on FOB, CIF and C&F. Letters of credit and other financial instruments. Corporate expertise includes all aspects of setting up businesses, sale and purchase of companies, businesses and assets, partnerships, limited partnerships and LLPs, venture capital transactions (including finance), agreements between shareholders, subscribers for shares and other investors, joint ventures, terms and conditions of business, corporate governance and management, and relationships.
General shipping expertise includes charterparty, bill of lading disputes and cargo claims, arrest of ships internationally and claims arising, international sale of goods contracts, ship sale and purchase, including mortgaging, cargo shortlanding and damage claims. Flagging and registration, joint ownership agreements, bulk and containerised cargos, marine insurance and oil and its transportation.
Employment is a notable specialism, both contentious and non-contentious, including HR support services for SMEs and multinationals, Employment Tribunal advice (with notable expertise in Employment Appeal Tribunal work), work place mediation, in-house employment law training, employment contracts, service agreements, consultancy agreements, injunctions, enforcement of restrictive covenants, exit arrangements for senior executives, religious discrimination and redundancy advice. Employment matters are handled particularly in the construction, charity, engineering, fashion, financial services, legal, media, recruitment and technology sectors.
Banking expertise includes asset finance, asset sales and purchases, trade finance techniques, capital markets and securitisation, as well as plain-vanilla banking.
Bargate Murray expects to strengthen its teams in dispute resolution, litigation and employment to meet growing demand for its services.
Breakdown of work %
Commercial litigation/dispute resolution 35
Superyachts 25
Company/commercial 15
Employment 15
Shipping (excluding yachts) 10
Number of UK partners 3
Number of other UK fee-earners 5
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