Antony Morris > Clarkslegal LLP > Reading, England > Lawyer Profile

Clarkslegal LLP
5TH FLOOR, THAMES TOWER
STATION ROAD
READING
RG1 1LX
England

Work Department

Commercial Litigation

Position

Antony Morris is head of the dispute resolution team in the resolution and litigation of commercial disputes.

Antony is recognised for his mastery of high-profile complex litigation, resolving a broad variety of disputes for commercial clients, providing strategic advice and assistance with negotiations at an early stage, often behind the scenes.

Antony finds practical solutions to difficult problems, ensuring that matters are looked at from every angle. He frequently engages in cross-border work and focuses his practice on professional negligence, commercial contract disputes and international trade issues.

He acts for clients active in a variety of sectors, including the automotive, education and technology sectors.

Experience

Risk management and commercial advice

Antony advises clients on how to resolve or mitigate legal problems at an early stage. This may be behind the scenes advice, assistance with drafting correspondence, attendance at meetings or arranging without prejudice meetings or mediation.

Commercial disputes

Commercial clients include commercial contract claims, corporate and shareholder disputes, professional negligence claims, technical, technology and IP disputes, as well as dealing with injunctions and other forms of urgent action.

IT and Telecoms

Experienced with a large number of telecoms and IT clients, with in-depth understanding of the problems companies in this sector face.

Property claims

Property disputes, from dilapidations and landlord and tenant, through to joint ventures and breach of contract, for landowners and large landlords to small family companies and individual company tenants.

Regulatory

Experienced in advising businesses faced with the threat of prosecution or other regulatory action and from the early stages of investigation to the defence of any claims brought.

Finance and Fraud

Assists clients recovering money following fraud, often by way of urgent injunctive action, and by other means such as claims against banks and complaints to various regulatory bodies.

Lawyer Rankings

South East > Real estate > Construction

The Reading-based Clarkslegal LLP construction team has a long-established reputation for advising on major construction and development projects, and has recently demonstrated considerable growth in the contentious arena. Practice head Stephen James gives ‘excellent and practical advice’ during dispute resolution proceedings, defending clients in arbitration and Part 7 and 8 litigation claims. ‘Master tactician’ Antony Morris brings vast expertise in engineering and professional negligence disputes, as well as health and safety issues, to the team.

South East > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40

(Hall of Fame)

Antony MorrisClarkslegal LLP

Praised for its ‘focused and commercial approach to litigation’, Clarkslegal LLP is frequently instructed by high-end automotive clients on significant and high-profile cross-border disputes. The team is based in Reading and led by ‘great litigator’ Antony Morris. Christopher Tayton, hailed as ‘thoughtful, thorough and balanced’, sports a broad dispute resolution practice which emphasises commercial injunctions and fraud claims. Stephen James is a fellow key contact, notable for his work on contentious construction, employment and insolvency matters. The ‘excellent’ Emma Butcher maintains her strong practice across commercial and property disputes, alongside public procurement and product liability matters.