Dominic Higham > Clarion > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile
Clarion Offices
ELIZABETH HOUSE
13-19 QUEEN STREET
LEEDS
LS1 2TW
England
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Dominic Higham
Work Department
Litigation.
Position
A commercial contracts dispute resolution specialist with a wealth of experience in assisting Government bodies and large corporate institutions in managing technology & outsourcing contracts and disputes. Dominic assists clients in contract drafting, contract management, supplier/customer management, issue resolution and full-scale £multi-billion commercial disputes, both in the UK and internationally. HM Government/Technology/Healthcare: advising in relation to issues and disputes arising out of IT and outsourcing contracts with international suppliers which have been the subject of media speculation over many years. The settlement of the CSC disputes secured a £1bn write down on the value of CSC’s contract with the Department. HM Government / Technology / Healthcare: advising in relation to headline-grabbing on-going issues and disputes arising out of IT and outsourcing contracts including Atos regarding NHS IT Systems and Intersystems regarding hospital implementations in the Middle East.
Career
Trained Dechert LLP; qualified 1998; DLA Piper, Leeds, 1998; partner Clarion 2014.
Languages
French, German, Spanish.
Memberships
Society for Computers and Law
Education
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Blackburn; University of the West of England, York College of Law: LLB Law, French and German, 2:1, 1994, LPC, 1996.
Leisure
Cooking, walking, football, tennis.
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
The highly regarded team at Clarion provides ‘commercially focused, pragmatic advice’ to a large roster of contractors and suppliers in the IT and fintech sectors, which instruct the team to handle key services arrangements in connection with the provision of technology solutions. The team is also active on transactional matters, acting on major acquisitions in the IT sector, and is also capable of advising clients on the procurement of new IT infrastructure. Matthew Hattersley, who advises on high-value procurements and outsourcing initiatives, co-leads the team with litigator Dominic Higham, who extends the firm’s offering to clients seeking advice in contractual disputes. Commercial IT expert David Cunningham is also highly recommended.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Private client > Family: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Projects, energy and natural resources (including PFI) > Infrastructure and energy
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Employment > Employment: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Employment > Health and safety
- Real estate > Planning
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Real estate > Construction
- Real estate > Property litigation