Stewarts Law LLP > Leeds, England > Firm Profile

‘Fantastic strength and depth in heavy commercial litigation, running a massive civil fraud case with elements spanning multiple jurisdictions.’

‘Mo Bhaskaran has excellent strategy, leadership and commercial judgment. Martin Walsh is a first-rate lawyer on top of the case and with excellent drafting. Nick Haworth and Pia Mithani are dedicated team players robustly promoting the client’s interests. Ed Holmes is a very experienced and technically excellent associate. Kate Howard and Hannah Jones work tirelessly as junior associates with amazing organisational skills.’

‘One of the strongest teams in the North – they have an excellent mix of partners and associates with in-depth expertise in both general commercial litigation and competition litigation, and can call for back-up from the London team where necessary. Very collegiate atmosphere among the team. They are brilliant at constructing a case – whether large-scale group litigation or acting for individual corporates/individuals.’

‘Kate Pollock is a superb litigator -she has great commercial acumen and is an A1 communicator. She always has the client’s confidence.’

‘Stuart Carson is a fairly new partner but always on top of the detail and builds a very good rapport with both clients and counsel.’

‘Matthew Tighe is very diligent and personable, and knows his way round all the minutiae of civil procedure.’

‘Pia Mithani is excellent with great judgment and real attention to detail. Mo Bhaskaran is also very astute and commercially minded.’

‘Mo Bhaskaran is the team leader – he is a fantastic lawyer and a great leader. Martin Walsh and Nick Haworth are also excellent.’

‘Stewarts provide a caring and compassionate service, which extends to the experts chosen in support of the claim. Both Stewarts and their experts know the detail in depth and execute their evaluation and interpretation of the data with gusto.’

‘The Stewarts team simply understood our plight and fully understood our long-term goal beyond the settlement of the claim. Amy Fielding fully appreciated our situation and quickly formed a bond with us; we regard Amy as a friend who always delivered what was best for us without causing further upset or emotional trauma. She worked continually to ensure the process was easy to comprehend and offered unbiased views.’

‘I had excellent service from Stewarts, from the moment I made first contact with them they have been fantastic and really gone the extra mile to make the process simple and accessible from a client perspective. Every question has been answered swiftly, with regular updates and I generally could not wish for a better service.’

‘Frank Pinch, hats off to you. Throughout the process, he’s been there on the other end of the phone and I feel he has gone the extra mile to accommodate meetings. Clear concise information on a regular basis puts any client’s mind at ease and translating from legal speak into everyday language makes the process simpler mentally and physically given the difficult process they are trying to help with.’

‘This is a regional clinical negligence team on a par with its London team, consistently successful in representing claimants in cases of the highest complexity both in terms of liability and quantum. A market leader nationally as well as in the region.’

‘Amy Fielding combines her former nursing experience with a first-rate legal mind to devastating effect. Drives a case forward as far as is sensible and gets standout results.’

‘Stewarts are simply the best there is in claimant clinical negligence work. No stone is left unturned in investigating a case. They use the best experts, assemble the strongest legal team and ensure every relevant question is properly explored.’

‘Amy Fielding is highly experienced and extremely capable. She is very collegiate in her approach.’

‘They are excellent at assessing what professionals injured people need. They are clear in their instructions. They know the best expert witnesses and they use the best barristers. They have good relationships with clients and they don’t hide behind a suit. They are genuine and personable. They care for each client as an individual. They are creative in problem solving.’

‘This team have unparalleled experience in progressing claims to a successful conclusion. The real difference with this firm is that they genuinely engage with the client and have their best interests front and centre at all times.’

‘Lauren Atkinson has incredible attention to detail. Chris Smith is highly pragmatic and tactically astute.’

‘Dan Herman is an absolute titan in this field. Fights ferociously for his clients and has an extraordinary breadth and depth of experience. He is head and shoulders above the rest in the claimant PI market.’

‘Stewarts specialise in spinal cord, traumatic brain injury and amputation claims valued in excess of £1,000,000. The fee earners have a limited number of files, which ensures they are able to focus on the immediate needs of their seriously injured clients and there is excellent supervision and teamwork from head of department to paralegal. Stewarts are quite simply the best at what they do in the field of serious injury litigation.’

‘Dan Herman is at the top of his game. He has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the law, works incredibly hard for his clients and has probably achieved more million pound plus settlements than any other serious injury solicitor in the country. He commands the respect of the insurer on the other side and adds significant value to any case.’

‘Simply the go-to firm in the north for high-value PI claims. Head and shoulders above the rest.’

‘Warren Maxwell is at the top of his game and has a superb manner with clients and experts alike. Ben Townsend has vast experience as a tenacious PI litigator.’

‘They deliver what they say/claim will deliver. Doing so whilst maintaining thorough communication and updates. Also, no unnecessary charges.’

‘Adrian Clossick’s knowledge of the law is second to none and Sarah Harvey was a pleasure to work with.’

‘I typically work with Lisette Dupré from this team. She is extremely insightful and has vast experience in international cases. Clients enjoy her level-headedness and how reactive she is.’

‘Lisette Dupré remains down to earth and communicates extremely well with clients, while being used to dealing with HNW clients.’

‘Outstanding strength and depth in relation to financial claims on divorce, Stewarts Law in Leeds are in a league of their own.’

‘First-rate partners supported by outstanding associates the firms maintains the same standards of excellence at every level, which allows them to provide value for money without skimping on the service they deliver.’

‘Adrian Clossick leads a formidable team, combining a detailed knowledge of the case with a tactical, strategic approach based on sound judgment and pragmatism, designed to deliver the best possible outcome for their client.’

‘They listen carefully to their clients and deliver good, sound advice. They are efficient and demonstrate an encyclopaedic knowledge of the case.’

‘Premier league leaders in the field, operating in London and the North. They leave no stone unturned in their case investigation and development and get the very best results possible for their clients.’

‘Amy Heath is a lethal litigator and formidable opponent with total mastery of her cases.’

‘Hugh Johnson is hugely knowledgeable and very highly regarded in the sector. Keen eye for detail but also able to see the bigger picture in a claim. A good strategic thinker.’

‘Katherine Fitter is a very impressive litigator. She runs her cases with calm and meticulous efficiency.’

‘The team is ably led by Muiris Lyons who has been a leading light in the clinical negligence field for many years.’

‘Undoubtedly a Tier 1 firm in clinical negligence, with astonishing strength in depth. They only take on maximum severity cases and allocate a small number of cases to each partner, ensuring that they are given all of the attention that they need.’

‘They manifestly work as a very effective team, with good oversight and mutual responsibility.’

‘The quality of the work which Stewarts attract, seek, obtain and maintain must remain amongst the best in the clinical negligence field. No firm is better qualified to investigate and fight cases of the utmost severity and highest value.’

‘Stewarts PI team are simply the best catastrophic injury team in this sector. The niche practice is run in a client-focused fashion that ensures fee earners are specialists, with small caseloads and very high quality subordinates in their teams.’

‘A lot of work is put into forging a collaborative approach, so as to ensure that funding is available for rehabilitation and so that cases can be settled without litigation as soon as a long-term prognosis permits.’

‘The whole team is excellent, all are first-class litigators who get excellent results for their clients.’

‘Exceptional – best PI team in the country – incredible work ethic and has the best resourcing of any team I know.’

‘Lucy Robinson is an exceptional lawyer – calm, measured, hard-working, great with clients and extremely thorough – one of the best all-round PI lawyers there is. A joy to work with.’

‘Without question the leading UK firm for catastrophic injury claims. Superb degree of client care and attention to the individual case. The strength in depth of the Stewarts team is on a different level to other firms.’

‘Stewarts are, in my view, simply the best PI firm in the country. Certainly in the field of catastrophic injury. They have some of the very best lawyers in the field. They are well resourced and managed. And they train lawyers extremely well. They are well regarded and have very good links with insurers who have the highest regard for them.’

‘Dan Herman has been head of PI for around a year now and, as I expected, is proving to be exceptional. He is a first-class lawyer and litigator.’

‘Geoff Kertesz and Catriona Abrahams are very good lawyers and very client focussed . This together with a wealth of experience give me great comfort and security.’

‘James Price has built an excellent team from scratch. James Price is a star. That is evident from the team he has built and the work he is attracting. Would not hesitate to send him a client and have done.’

‘James Price is a brilliant leader and has developed a cohesive, tight knit group of top-class lawyers. Geoff Kertesz is universally loved by clients. He combines personal skills with legal/technical acumen unlike anyone else.’

‘Stewarts are widely regarded as the best specialist litigation firm in London. Their partner bench is superb, and each of them brings something exceptional to the table. They are my go-to firm for all litigation in London.’

‘James Price – exceptionally talented, and the person I would want on my side in any piece of litigation Marcus Parker is one of the best lawyers I have worked with in terms of his commercial instincts and his ability to get the best result for his clients. Geoff Kertesz has a brilliant mind and inspires confidence in all his clients’.

‘James Price is personable, intelligent, good judgment and determination to win for his client. Emma Holland is very able, clever, on top of her brief. An excellent young partner. Geoff Kertesz is talented, bright and able to bring a North American perspective to transatlantic private client litigation. Luca del Panta is extremely bright and capable senior associate.’

‘James Price has a huge depth of knowledge and experience which he brings to any case. He is incredibly dedicated to his clients’ causes and seems to be able to keep many very significant plates spinning in many jurisdictions at the same time. Judith Swinhoe-Standen – a very bright and hard-working associate. Extremely responsive, a pleasure to deal with and takes on lots of responsibility.’

‘James Price is a bright experienced litigator with a can-do attitude. Geoff Kertesz is all over the detail with a thorough command of the law in this area. Luca del Panta is a superb associate. Emma Holland is a delight to work with. Marcus Parker has a wealth of offshore experience.’

‘Best in London by a mile for me. They have strength in depth, are composed and highly efficient. Clients and judges adore them and they are a dream to work with.’

‘Probably the best family law team in London and the UK with no weak links. From its partners to the paralegals, the quality of their members is first rate.’

‘Sam Longworth is a very good leader; he is responsive and supportive and gives very sound advice that is realistically orientated. Lucy Stewart-Gould is outstanding, diligent and extremely hard working. Always responsive and works quickly.’

‘Outstanding talent across all levels.’

‘Emma Hatley is an exceptional family lawyer who commands enormous respect within her team and amongst her peers at the bar, as well as competitors.’

‘The top-focussed individuals are Emma Hatley and Carly Kinch and they have qualities of support and realism for clients of any background or wealth and motivation. This is a skill much in demand with high-net-worth clients.’

‘Emma Hatley and Debbie Chism both stand out; both are stellar in their field and will run the gauntlet for any client. Debbie is able to blend her litigation spirit and deploy it successfully in the field of collaborative law, giving the clients a real holistic experience of separation for the benefit of the whole family. Lucy Stewart-Gould is on her way to the top undoubtedly.’

‘Debbie Chism is a formidable lawyer who is as accomplished at litigation strategy as she is in negotiating settlements. She is one of the few in London who still successfully practice collaborative law. Matthew Humphries is an excellent family lawyer; clever, immensely hard working, and sensible.’

‘Rebecca Smith is exceptional and goes above and beyond to bring the claim to a successful outcome. She has a wealth of knowledge and expertise, is professional, understanding, kind, and has a knack of making you feel at ease in any situation. She is truly someone you would want on your team and I will never forget her.’

‘Stewarts delivers a service above and beyond expectations. Christopher Deacon checks in on me regularly and provide updates and plenty of notice to make some of the most complicated jobs stress-free.’

‘Christopher Deacon is a brilliant lawyer with a meticulous and measured approach to his work. He has an incredible depth of knowledge and experience in personal injury and leaves no stone unturned – from our first meeting he has been incredibly helpful, supportive and made me feel comfortable with all aspects of the case.’

‘I honestly couldn’t ask for more and feel incredibly grateful to be working with such a bright and incredible team.’

‘Stewarts’ travel team are leaders in their field.’

‘Christopher Deacon is an outstanding lawyer who combines an encyclopaedic knowledge of cross-border law with a calm pragmatism as a litigator. Scott Rigby is highly experienced and the go-to litigator for specialist Channel Islands litigation. Rebecca Huxford is able to handle the most challenging cross-border litigation with ease. Julian Chamberlayne is a legend, responsible for developing this outstanding team.’

‘The créme de la créme of the travel and international law personal injury market.’

‘Scott Rigby has the ability to unpick complex jurisdictional issues while providing calm, unwavering support to clients. Christopher Deacon is is meticulous in his approach and has an eye for detail.’

‘Clive Zietman is a superstar who has driven the team to success. Strategic, commercial, calm under pressure, completely unafraid of taking on  magic circle firms.’

‘Marc Jones is a tenacious, driven, analytical lawyer who always want to get the best result for his clients.’

‘Harry Spendlove is a standout amongst the senior associates. Extremely hard working and great on the detail but without losing sight of the commercial goals of the client.’

‘Elaina Bailes and Laura Jenkins are both great partners to work with. They are excellent at handling a team and now when to step back and when to get stuck in.’

‘Stewarts have a market-leading securities litigation practice. This remains a developing field in litigation in the UK, but Stewarts established a front-running position early on.’

‘Keith Thomas is a very impressive litigator, someone who quickly develops a close understanding of the complex transactions and dealings involved in security litigation, while maintaining realism and humour throughout. They are all highly recommended.’

‘Fiona Gillett is an excellent team leader, smart, indefatigable and creative in solving problems.’

‘On of the top litigation teams in London.’

‘With a scale, reputation, and success rate that belies its size, Stewarts’ secret is a great selection of top quality but nice and happy lawyers.’

‘Keith Thomas is at the top in putting together and conducting securities claims. Harry McGowan is a very knowledgeable ex-banker.’

‘One of the best in the market. There is a consistent quality of the team from partners down. They achieve great outcomes for their clients, and totally focused on doing so.’

‘Lorraine Lanceley is superb with clients, a natural team leader, very commercial, and good on detail – a pleasure to work with.’

‘Ian Gatt KC is the complete package, and there is nothing he has not seen. There is no one you would rather be in the trenches with.’

‘I found the breadth of experience in the team critical to both understanding the case process and the determine the most appropriate approach for me as an individual in the context of a multiparty dispute.’

‘I found the team to be sharply focussed and effective within their brief while always being alert to my needs relative to other parties wishing the dispute, including my former employer. I found Ian Gatt KC’s diverse experience across all aspects of dispute litigation to be invaluable. Lorraine Lanceley work highly effectively to deliver the breadth of the Stewart’s team in a highly organised and efficient manner.’

Kate Pollock, Inge Forster and Leah Keen are all really excellent competition lawyers. Leah is really clever and works diligently with clients to build claims and liaises with numerous individuals to pull together the necessary evidence. Inge is a really excellent organiser, who is fantastic at pushing cases forward. Kate is a real class act, super clever, really commercial, and very good at seeing the strategic implications of cases and points.’

‘Kate Pollock is a fantastic role model. She is collaborative and has exceptionally well-made and persuasive arguments.’

‘Stuart Carson is super smart and great to work with. Very entrepreneurial.’

‘An excellent competition team, handling very heavy competition disputes, mainly from a claimant perspective. They are supremely well-organised with deep expertise.’

‘Inge is a superb technician who knows her way round commercial and competition litigation like the back of her hand. Very hard-working and a good tactician.’

‘The team is across all the detail, highly skilled, highly motivated, and superbly led by Kate.’

‘Kate has excellent strategic judgment, a tremendous ability to motivate and lead a highly-skilled litigation team, and an a fine eye for the detail which really matters. Kate is a wonderful, brilliant litigator, who is full of good ideas, with a strong grasp on how to handle heavy, often multi-party litigation and always with an eye on the ultimate prize. Very adroit client-handling ability, and extremely personable.’

‘They are highly experienced, claimant-centred competition damages litigators.’

‘Very approachable, sympathetic staff who engage with vigour and get to the root of issues quickly.’

‘Pragmatic and sensible approach, detailed knowledge, and very helpful advice.’

‘David Pickstone is highly commercial and technically very strong.’

‘A small but perfectly formed team doing some of the most interesting and innovative tax disputes work.’

‘Stewarts’ tax litigation team is top class, with leading practitioners who really know their stuff and take an innovative and entrepreneurial approach to maximising their clients’ claims.’

‘David Pickford is a standout individual with a measured, client friendly approach.’

‘A great new insurance team under Aaron Le Marquer, who came in with one of the very leading COVID business interruption practices.’

‘Aaron Le Marquer is one of the top for business interruption insurance, with knowledge of all cases and developments in the area and good client management. James Breese is an excellent associate working for him.’

‘Focused on high value and complex insurance litigation for policyholders: the team is immensely experienced, agile, well resourced, and tenacious. Particular expertise in heavy COVID-19 business interruption insurance disputes.’

‘Aaron Le Marquer is the complete package: deep knowledge of both the law and the market, brilliant on strategy, great team leader.’

‘James Breese is a senior associate going places fast: responsive, energetic, and superb with clients.’

‘Good overall knowledge of the sector combined with the ability to pick out relevant themes and threads from other ongoing cases.’

‘Aaron Le Marquer is genuinely outstanding. Completely unflappable. Brilliant on the law and with clients. A standout name in the market.’

‘The team are very focused on the policyholders best interests. They go the extra mile to ensure that all possible angles are considered and discussed with the client. They are highly knowledgeable and I have no hesitation in recommending them to our clients’

‘Joseph Lappin is a real star: his reassuring manner belies a ferocious work ethic and ability beyond his years.’

‘Highly focused team delivering work of the highest quality.’

‘Charlie Thompson is very pragmatic and commercial in his approach, but also very empathetic with often extremely vulnerable clients. His legal knowledge is really impressive and he is extremely bright, but he wears it lightly, and is always focused on what is the best outcome for the client. He is a very effective negotiator.’ 

‘Practitioners are of the highest quality, extremely strategic but also strong attention to detail.’ 

‘Charlie Thompson is commercial, practical, personable and highly knowledgeable. Everything you want a litigator to be.’

‘The team has unrivalled experience in complex tax-related professional negligence matters, where it combines expertise in both tax and commercial dispute resolution to great effect. The partners combine with energetic and enthusiastic associates to form an effective team with talent at all levels.’

‘James Le Gallais is an absolute star. A brilliant lawyer, he has a sharp intellect combined with a sure strategic touch and an easy-going manner. New partner Alex Lerner’s promotion deservedly reflects his work ethic and ability.’

‘Solid claimant team.’

‘David Pickstone is a sensible operator.’

‘Stewarts have a litigation practice second to none. It runs very complex professional negligence cases e.g., involving tax schemes where rafts of highly skilled professional advisors are in the frame following challenges to those schemes by HMRC. Its analysis of strengths and weaknesses of a claim is absolute, meaning that client’s get detailed, comprehensive, and realistic advice, and the best settlements possible in mediation.’

‘James Le Gallais is great with clients and opponents alike. Very personable and a top drawer talented, strategically focused and extremely intelligent lawyer.

‘Great cross-sector experience and expertise.’

‘James Le Gallais is a rising star in tax litigation matters.’

‘Clients achieve excellent results with Stewarts. A go-to team for international arbitration.’

‘Alejandro Garcia always provides state-of-the-art advice. He has deep knowledge both of the applicable law and procedural issues.’

‘Alejandro Garcia has outstanding knowledge and understanding of the ins and outs of investment arbitration.’

‘Daniel Wilmot is a top talent, prepared to roll up his sleeves and battle for his client’s interests. Calm and collected under pressure, with great lateral thinking.’

‘Daniel Wilmot is a bright light in the arbitration world – very smart, very good with clients, and very commercially minded.‘

‘Mark McMahon is a rising star in international arbitration. He has a superb grasp of the international arbitration field.’

‘Sherina Petit is a powerhouse in the international arbitration world, particularly as regards India-related work.’

‘Sherina Petit is exceptional. She gives 110% to her clients and is a fantastic strategist.’

‘This is a highly-skilled and effective team with an excellent combination of experienced, wise heads and up-and-coming more junior associates.’

‘Highly skilled litigators who know their stuff inside out. Tactically excellent. Very easy to deal with.’

‘They really think about their cases and do so in detail, leaving no stone unturned in seeking to formulate the strongest possible cases for their clients.’

‘The intelligent and practical Alex Jay brings a calm and methodical approach to complex issues.’

‘Alex Jay is excellent both in terms of law and client management. A well respected presence on the international insolvency and asset tracing market.’

‘Harry Spendlove is an absolute star, he is hardworking, meticulous and has a first-class legal brain.’

‘Tim Symes is a very capable and efficient lawyer.’

‘Tim Symes has a lot of insolvency experience.’