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Druces LLP Offices

Druces LLP
SALISBURY HOUSE
LONDON WALL
LONDON
EC2M 5PS
England
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Nigel Adams

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Work Department

Dispute Resolution

Position

Nigel Adams is a Partner and the Head of Dispute Resolution.

He is a versatile lawyer who combines a wide raging commercial litigation practice with media-focused work. Throughout his career, Nigel has acted for a variety of individuals and businesses on areas such as contract and shareholder disputes, professional negligence, insolvency and agency matters. With regard to his media practice, Nigel has been involved in everything from defamation claims and other reputation management work, to royalty disputes, and intellectual property issues.

He has particular expertise in classic car disputes, civil fraud and international arbitration. Nigel prides himself on working hand-in-hand with his clients to guide them through the dispute resolution process, working towards their ultimate goal as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible.

Career

Nigel Adams joined the firm as Head of Dispute Resolution in February 2022.

Notable cases

Across his career, Nigel has been involved in many high-profile cases, including:

  • Quinton v Peirce – a novel case in the High Court acting for successful Defendants to a claim not brought in defamation, but for injurious falsehood and breach of the Data Protection Act 1998
  • Miles v ITV Networks – a reported case in which summary judgment was obtained by the client against the Claimant who had alleged infringement of a format for a children’s television programme
  • Singer v Beckett (also known as Re Continental Assurance) – a leading High Court decision on director duties in which Nigel succeeded in having the case against his client dismissed

Lawyer Rankings

London > Real estate > Property litigation

Active across both residential and commercial property, Druces LLP has a particularly strong track record in landlord and tenant matters, as well as property finance disputes, business tenancy breaks and joint ventures. The team is led by Benjamin Lomer, who is experienced in business tenancy termination, dilapidation claims and rent recovery matters. Nigel Adams leads the wider dispute resolution team and regularly handles matters ranging from service charge issues to rights of light, while also being experienced in international arbitration.

London > Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency

The ‘personal, friendly and engaging’ team at Druces LLP has a good reputation directly from clients, as well as a substantial number of referring law firms, which are appreciative of its ability to provide an ‘efficient and nimble’ service, with an ability to ‘make complicated issues easy to understand’. ‘Responsive and helpful’ team head Caroline Cropley is ‘capable of handling a wide variety of insolvency work’, including directors’ duties advice, IP-led instructions and distressed M&A mandates. Nigel Adams and Neil Hayter are the principal contacts for contentious insolvency matters.

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