Commercial litigation: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx in South East

‘Craig Williams is the reason we instruct the firm. He is an extremely talented litigator who always looks after our best interests. He never takes his eye off the ball. He’s great to work with too.’

‘The team takes time to understand our business, culture and ambition. Their work reflects what we need at the time.’ 

‘Craig Williams and Simon Carroll provide real focus for the team assembled for cases, and add value at every stage.’ 

‘Rajiv Malhotra has shown himself to be a very able litigator and a safe pair of hands. His advice is comprehensive and clear. He never leaves things until the last minute and is always in control of his work.’ 

‘Tim Constable goes above and beyond to provide commercial and practical solutions, minimising risk, prioritising strategic goals and providing exceptional and experienced advice.’

‘The team, led by Tim Constable, has a great reputation for delivering quality legal advice internationally.’

‘James Fairbairn is incredibly bright and quick. His mind cuts straight through the case and focuses on the core issues.’  

‘Rob Francis is intelligent, thorough and rigorous coupled with an approachable and friendly manner towards clients. Hard working and dedicated to obtaining results.’ 

‘Tim Constable is a big presence in the international space, with years of experience and a sixth sense for litigation strategy.’

‘Genuine commercial and strategic advice to ensure successful outcomes. True partnering alongside in-house counsel, dedicated to enabling the conclusion of contentious matters in a controlled and considered fashion. Exceptional international network for non-UK contentious work.’

‘Rob Francis is always available and keen to assist, demonstrating a total command of every aspect of the matter he works on. One of his particular strengths is being able to deliver a work of outstanding quality within short time frames.’

‘The team are very approachable and explain things thoroughly before commencement of work – they are professional in their approach and always have the client at the core of what they do.’

‘Robert Ryall has an air of calmness, boundless enthusiasm and a ruthless determination to succeed.’

‘Clare Mackay has a calm yet confident manner, easy to communicate with and clearly very knowledgeable. Her persona is reassuring, and I always feel her approach to a given situation is well considered. Her advice is genuinely in the best interest of her client.’

‘The team are responsive, accessible, easy to communicate with, and engender confidence by their professionalism and knowledge of their subject area.’

‘Simon Walsh is a very dedicated solicitor, who provides an exceptional service to his clients. He keeps up to date with the recent legal developments and provides valuable insight and support into how a case can be won. He is able to identify with ease the key legal issues and how they will impact upon the case.’

‘Clare Mackay is a fantastic commercial disputes lawyer. She is hands on and practical, quickly works out the client’s priorities and focuses on them relentlessly.’

‘Paul Marmor is thorough and brilliant. In a complex case which involved the interpretation of laws from multiple jurisdictions, he understood the details of the dispute and provided insight and precise questions to uncover the facts.’

‘The team is knowledgeable, pragmatic and client oriented.’

‘Marta Grieve, is a very astute lawyer. With wit, humour and very considerable dedication, she leaves no stone unturned, and explains English law and lawyers to Russian/Ukrainian clients and vice versa. Marta, in combination with Paul Marmor, makes Sherrards truly exceptional when working with clients from former CIS states.’

‘Paul Marmor is an impressive performer. Very helpful and hardworking. He is a very capable and professional litigator – we feel very satisfied with the legal advice and services that he provided.’

‘City skills and know-how at very reasonable chargeout rates.’

‘Barney Laurence is a standout partner. He is able to take the client through a very stressful litigation situation with confidence, and has always been open and measured and good at getting information out of us in order to help us make informed decisions, which then allows him to take appropriate action. He also has a winning track record.’

‘Greg Pooler is very proactive, knowledgeable, willing and able to go the extra mile.’ 

‘Karen Dobson is an outstanding insolvency litigator who always delivers an excellent service.’ 

‘Jonathan Lilley is an extremely affable and experienced litigator. A respected opponent, who defends his client’s corner but with one eye on ultimate outcomes and makes good use of alternative dispute resolution. A joy to work with and gets good results for clients.’

‘Alka Kharbanda is an experienced and strategically wise litigator, robust when needed and gets good results for clients. Can really take the fight to the other side when its called for.’

‘A friendly and approachable team.

‘Jonathan Lilley is a very experienced litigator who knows when to settle. Excellent at delegating the day-to-day work to reliable associates but still completely on top of the case.’

‘Sangita Manek is a real fighter for her clients, who will leave no stone unturned.’ 

‘Nick Scott is an extremely good litigation strategist, has an agile mind and is supremely adept in batting away opponent solicitors’ correspondence.’ 

‘Sound, pragmatic, commercial advice. Great understanding of the client’s business and what makes them tick.’

‘Simon Hobbs manages cases exceptionally well. He is able to see the bigger picture and understands/appreciates what matters to the client. Provides sound legal advice with sensible and effective strategy planning.’

‘Tom Holden is thorough and detailed.’

‘Tees’ key strength is its undoubted commitment to fight its client’s corner. It has a huge breadth of experience in all aspects of litigation and is as at home in the High Court as in its local courts.’ 

‘Darren Perks is extremely competent, business-minded and responsive. He brings a pragmatic approach and is always a master of the detail. Always thinks through the issues and is clear in his approach.’ 

‘Caroline Metcalf is always actively involved in any case and goes the extra mile to achieve the best outcomes for her clients. Has sound judgement, and is responsive and thoughtful.’ 

‘Polly Kerr is extremely responsive and clear in her approach.’ 

‘Juliet Schalker is an experienced litigator – she brings City expertise to Debenhams Ottaway and is impressively focused on meeting client objectives in litigation.’

‘The team had a good knowledge and understanding of the details of the case, and have guided us every step of the way.’

‘Juliet Schalker has been very supportive and insightful on the details of the dispute resolution process.’

‘Nathanael Young is a tremendous litigator. You always know that he has thoroughly taken a grip of the case and the lay clients are in very safe hands.’

‘The firm offers strong legal analysis for a regional firm and high quality service.’

‘John Wiblin is very knowledgeable about the law and procedure. He is always thinking about tactics, outcomes and what happens next.’

‘Neil O’Callaghan leads a very strong team of commercial litigators who punch above their weight. Always a pleasure to deal with and great with clients for whom they go above and beyond in securing good commercial resolutions to disputes.’ 

‘Janice Young stands out as providing clear and sensible advice to her clients.’ 

‘Friendly and approachable, willing to go the extra mile where possible. Holly Baker is our main contact – she is personable, which certainly helps when stress levels and costs can escalate in circumstances. The team are knowledgeable and from experience appear to have their clients’ best interests at heart.’

‘Janice Young is exceptionally knowledgeable in her field and on hand to provide additional guidance where required.’ 

‘Holly Baker is a junior solicitor with the confidence and competence of a solicitor with far more years of experience. She is efficient and intelligent, and protects her clients’ interests fearlessly.’

‘A strong team with an excellent track record of commercial real estate litigation.’

‘Janice Young is highly professional but her caring approach does stand out. I believe it is her attention to detail and the law, whilst seeking out and dealing with the nuances of the case, made her an exceptional individual. She also has the ability to deal with matters to achieve the quickest resolution whilst maintaining strength and efficiency.’ 

‘Gabs Rodriguez-Cleary and his team were superb. Gabs was sympathetic and efficient – his compassion and attention to detail is like no other solicitor we’ve used. We were rock bottom when we spoke to him, and he took the anxiety and stress away for us. We would only use Shoosmiths in future for all our legal requirements.’

‘Saljuq Haider is client-focused, with exceptional commercial awareness and insight into the construction industry. He is charismatic and easy to work with, but carries with him the sharpness of a formidable litigator.’

‘The team were attentive and thorough in understanding my case, collecting all relevant information and acting on my behalf very quickly. Response times were fantastic. All my options and what to expect was laid out very clearly. Organisation, speed of carrying out work and the knowledge they held within this area were all exceptional.’

‘Sobashni De Silva is excellent at managing clients, and not afraid to take strong positions with opposing sides where appropriate.’

‘They work seamlessly as a team. Each individual recognises their strengths and works to that level.’

‘The team at Lennons worked continuously to seek solutions to remedy the dispute. I was most impressed by their attention to detail and ability to seek advice from counsel at short notice.’

‘Andrew King was professional, articulate but most importantly personable and delivered us a fantastic result on our case.’

‘Andrew King is a really great communicator, getting the client’s perspective over and looking for practical results.’

‘The team is very experienced  and provides a professional, efficient service to clients.’

‘Gemma Dudmish consistently has good insight into complex legal issues, and is also extremely thorough and clearly has an excellent ability to grasp and process complex facts.’ 

‘George Burton was very friendly, knowledgeable and hardworking. He took a pragmatic approach to the case and was able to cut through to the important issues.’

‘Daniel Winter is an impressive practitioner. He is sensible, clever and experienced in complex disputes.’

‘The team is very approachable and client focused.’

‘Gemma Dudmish gives pragmatic advice to clients, always dedicated to achieving the best possible outcome for them.’