Paris Smith LLP

Business and commercial disputes

Senior LLP Partner

COMMERCIAL DISPUTES PARTNER

In my role within the Commercial Disputes team I advise a range of companies and businesses in relation to:

strategic issues for directors;

contract disputes;

negligence actions;

professional negligence claims; and

insurance related litigation including coverage, material non- disclosure and fraud.

CEDR ACCREDITED MEDIATOR

I am also a CEDR accredited commercial mediator, assisting individuals and businesses to find solutions to disputes without the costs or limitations of a courtroom battle. I have experience in both representing parties at mediations and conducting the role of mediator.

My expertise encompasses a wide variety of cases including:

complex shareholder director issues;

negligence claims against solicitors, insurance brokers, builders, architects, insurance issues of coverage, indemnity and fraud;

business disputes including commercial contracts, employment contracts and breach of restrictive covenants;

construction and building projects related disputes; and

landlord and tenant litigation.

I am regularly asked to speak at business conferences on topical business and leadership issues.

Outside of Paris Smith I hold the following roles:

Chairman of the leadership team of the Southampton Chamber of Commerce

President and Non-Executive Director of Hampshire Chamber of Commerce

Vice chairman of the Board of Governors of a Prep School

Accredited commercial mediator