THE PARAGON, COUNTERSLIP, BRISTOL, BS1 6BX, ENGLAND
- Tel:
- Work 0117 930 9500
- Fax:
- Fax 0117 929 3369
- DX:
- 7895 BRISTOL
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- www.thrings.com
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Alastair Govier
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- Work +44 117 930 9551
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Work Department
Commercial litigation and dispute resolution.
Position
Partner in the commercial litigation team in Bristol. His practice includes commercial and corporate disputes, professional negligence, fraud and asset tracing and insurance, with particular specialisms in pensions and financial services related claims. He has conducted litigation in the High Court and Court of Appeal, as well as domestic and international arbitrations, judicial reviews and regulatory complaints, proceedings in foreign jurisdictions, and claims before the various UK Ombudsmen. Experience of obtaining at short notice, and enforcing, freezing injunctions and disclosure orders. Leading pensions cases include Stevens v Bell (British Airways), National Bus, Bradstock.
Career
Trained Nabarro Nathanson, London; qualified 1995; partner Thrings 2006. Joined Thrings in 2006 after 13 years with Nabarro Nathanson in London specialising in commercial litigation.
Member
Law Society; Financial Services Lawyers Association; Professional Negligence Lawyers Association; Association of Pension Lawyers.
Education
Exeter School, Exeter; University of Birmingham (BA Hons 2(1)); College of Law, Guildford.
Leisure
Sailing, windsurfing, golf, tennis.
Practice Areas
Financial services; Litigation - commercial; Pensions - dispute resolution