Bishop & Sewell LLP

Bishop & Sewell LLP

bishopandsewell.co.uk
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Litigation& Dispute Resolution team

Lee Stafford

Lee Stafford

Partner, advising individuals and businesses, on a variety of disputes. Particular specialism in acting on professional negligence and fraud claims for banks, building societies and specialist lenders. Experience in managing a busy mortgage repossession department. Other types of matters dealt with include partnership disputes, shareholder disputes, disputes about land, including claims for adverse possession, various types of contractual disputes, consumer rights claims and debt recovery claims. Handling claims at all stages in the litigation process including pre-action and after the issue of proceedings, including lots of experience of dealing with Court hearings and appeals and also multi-party mediations and settlement meetings.

Team Services

Our extensive litigation and dispute resolution services cover many legal subjects, but we deal only in areas in which our personnel have exceptional expertise.  These are:- Landlord & Tenant disputes; Other residential and commercial property matters; Contract and tort litigation (personal and commercial); Other company/commercial disputes: Insolvency (both personal and corporate – for both creditors and Insolvency Practitioners); Contentious probate issues (with a particular expertise in dealing with vulnerable clients); Presumption of death/missing persons cases; Professional negligence; Debt recovery

Client testimonials

Client feedback

"Lee Stafford was our principal contact, and he communicated with us clearly, with exceptional courtesy and professionalism throughout."

Client feedback

"Your firm stood out above others in terms of quality of service."

Client letter to the Law Society

"Karen…went above and beyond what might have been expected of legal advice by navigating a difficult course through relatively new legislation to help…successfully obtain last month a Presumption of Death Order in the High Court. Karen was tireless in her efforts… She gave my daughter the most precious and rarest gift, that of hope."