The Legal 500 > United Kingdom - Solicitors > North West > Transport

The team at Clyde & Co LLP handles a wide range of work, including marine, aviation, logistics and motor claims. The marine practice has significant experience in cargo claims, international logistics, defence of transport liability claims, marine subrogated recoveries, yacht claims and recoveries, terminal incidents and policy coverage. Emma Rice, who heads the practice, focuses on marine insurance disputes. Other key areas of work for the group include aviation losses and defendant side insurance liability work, claimant side motor litigation and the defence of motor class actions. Associate Liz Watton specialises in shipping and transportation claims.

The 'knowledgeable and insightful' transport team at DLA Piper focuses on transport development and advising on rail, motorway, bus, tram and metro infrastructure. The practice also handles construction claims within the sector, as well as asset finance, IT procurement, smart ticketing, outsourcing and PFI/PPP disputes. Liam Cowell heads the team and has significant experience of project finance transactions.

Hill Dickinson LLP's cargo and logistics team focuses on the marine insurance, cargo, logistics and warehousing industries. Key areas of work include insurance and subrogated recovery, marine policy coverage issues, charterparty and bill of lading disputes, salvage and general average, freight recovery and liens, customs & excise issues and disputes, and risk and crisis management. Adrian Marsh heads the team and handles litigation arising from logistics, shipping and marine insurance coverage disputes in England and overseas. Caroline Bridge has significant expertise in drafting and advising upon service level agreements and standard trading conditions. Richard Allingham is also recommended.

Addleshaw Goddard is known for its rail and urban transit expertise. The practice covers all aspects of concessions and franchising, rolling stock, procurement, private investment and infrastructure matters for both light and heavy rail. Other key areas of work include rail disputes, regulatory issues and transport-related property matters. Legal director Ursula Gould heads the Manchester team; she advises on contracts for transport projects including expansion of light rail systems, performance payment regimes, infrastructure, tram supply and operating agreements.

BLM specialises in personal injury, commercial, environmental and recovery claims in the coach, rail, tram, air and haulage sectors. The team handles matters including pre-litigation claims, driving prosecutions, public enquiries, credit hire, health and safety prosecutions, inquests, fraud and cost claims. Ruth Graham heads the team and specialises in catastrophic injury claims arising out of bus and coach accidents at home and abroad.

DWF's dedicated transport group has extensive expertise in crisis management, health and safety, compliance, motor criminal defence, rail, coach and bus regulatory including inquests, prosecutions and investigations by the RAIB, and insurance and claims management. Defendant work for motor insurers includes advising on fraud and low velocity impact, large and catastrophic injury, subrogated recovery schemes, small and fast track litigation, legal expense schemes and credit hire schemes. Vikki Woodfine heads the team and specialises in transport regulatory and health and safety.

Aaron & Partners LLP advises on regulatory issues, provides representation at public inquiries, and gives strategic compliance guidance. Key areas of expertise include warehousing and the carriage of goods, waste and passengers by road; contracts and disputes, particularly those involving liens; operator licensing applications; and vehicle recovery after seizure. Tim Culpin leads the team.