Jamie Cartwright > Charles Russell Speechlys LLP > Guildford, England > Lawyer Profile
Charles Russell Speechlys LLP Offices
ONE LONDON SQUARE, CROSS LANES
GUILDFORD
SURREY
GU1 1UN
England
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Jamie Cartwright
Work Department
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Position
Partner
Career
Jamie is an experienced disputes lawyer and litigator handling matters before the courts, in arbitration (internationally) and by means of alternative dispute resolution (including expert determination). Jamie’s practice is commercially focused across international and domestic product and supply orientated issues. This includes product liability and product compliance, consumer matters, supply chain risk and liability including, distribution and agency appointments and terminations. Jamie also advises in relation to tendering and procurement risk and claims both in respect of public procurement and pre-contractual risk analysis. An increasing amount of Jamie’s work has an ESG aspect, including advising around risk and liability in producer responsibility and supply chain integrity internationally. Jamie is also a leading lawyer in relation to food labelling and food safety issues, in particular in respect of allergens where over a number of years he has been recognised as a leading legal commentator.
Jamie is highly experienced in mediation having acted for parties successfully in mediations across a range of issues for nearly 20 years. Jamie is also an accredited CEDR mediator and able to take on mediator appointments where he is neutral to the parties. Jamie has been recognised as a leading individual in the major legal directories for a number of years highly regarded for his commercial approach.
Jamie is admitted to practise in England and Wales.
Experience
- Lead disputes advisor to a number of global household name entities in respect of supply and logistics disputes and dispute avoidance.
- Advising globally renowned manufacturer in relation to product liability issues and recall risks.
- Acting for the founder of a chain of public houses in a shareholder dispute involving injunctive relief.
- Acting in respect of a profit entitlement dispute involving complex contractual dispute resolution mechanisms as reported in Wilky Property.
- Holdings Plc v London & Surrey Investments Limited [2011] EWHC 2226 (CH).
- Acting in a royalties dispute between a video games publisher and the developer.
- Acting for a steel magnate in respect of a supply and commercial agency dispute.
- Acting in respect of a profit entitlement dispute involving complex contractual dispute resolution mechanisms as reported in Wilky Property Holdings Plc v London & Surrey Investments Limited [2011] EWHC 2226 (CH).
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
Charles Russell Speechlys LLP‘s Guildford-based debt recovery department runs out of the firm’s commercial dispute resolution team, and handles contested, complex and international debt work for its commercial and financial clients. The department is headed up by experienced commercial litigator Jamie Cartwright, whose expertise includes debts arising out of issues relating to the supply of goods and services, as well as technology disputes. Katie Bewick advises clients from the retail, food, financial services and healthcare sectors on complex debt issues.
South East > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Kent, Surrey and Sussex
(Leading individuals)Focusing on dispute resolution, litigation prevention and risk management, the Guildford team at Charles Russell Speechlys LLP handles matters with multi-jurisdictional elements for corporate clients in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, with clients praising it as ‘a law firm of great calibre with excellent people’ who are ‘great, very friendly and a pleasure to work with’. The team specialises in corporate litigation, commercial matters, and product liability and supply chain disputes and is increasingly handling professional negligence claims. The team is led by Stephen Burns, who is ‘clever, with terrifically good judgment’ and is a specialist in Companies Act litigation, shareholder disputes and professional negligence issues; and ‘shrewd, experienced negotiator’ Jamie Cartwright, who has experience in technology, automotive, retail and product liability disputes. Rachel Warren is ‘excellent on financial services regulation and disciplinary matters’. The ‘highly commercial’ Gareth Mills is an expert in international arbitration and has substantial experience advising financial services and TMT clients. Head of the Guildford office Duncan Elson is also noted.
Lawyer Rankings
- Commercial litigation: Kent, Surrey and Sussex South East > Dispute resolution
- Leading individuals South East > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Kent, Surrey and Sussex
- Debt recovery South East > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Kent, Surrey and Sussex
- Real estate > Commercial property: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Construction
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Employment > Employment: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Private client > Family: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Property litigation