Jamie Cartwright > Charles Russell Speechlys LLP > Guildford, England > Lawyer Profile
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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
Known for its strength in international debt work, Charles Russell Speechlys LLP‘s debt recovery team in Guildford sits within the firm’s commercial dispute resolution team, and specialises in contested debt, often advising property clients and financial institutions. Practice head Jamie Cartwright has niche expertise in debts that relating to supply of goods and services issues, and Katie Bewick is particularly experienced in the retail, food and beverage, and healthcare sectors.
South East > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Kent, Surrey and Sussex
(Leading partners)The team at Charles Russell Speechlys LLP has a well-established practice, advising on corporate transactions, shareholder and partnership disputes, and acting for a number of corporates and high net-worth individuals across a range of sectors, including pharmaceutical, technology, manufacturing and food and beverage. Claims often relate to unfair prejudice, financial mismanagement, breaches of fiduciary duties and post-transaction disputes. The team in Guildford, led by Stephen Burns and Jamie Cartwright, also has experience in product liability and white-collar crime, with Rachel Warren offering particular regulatory expertise. It also has an increasingly international focus, with clients across Europe and the Middle and Far East.
Lawyer Rankings
- Commercial litigation: Kent, Surrey and Sussex South East > Dispute resolution
- Leading partners 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
- 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
- Real estate > Commercial property: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Property litigation