Flint Bishop acts on an impressive portfolio of disputes for public sector bodies, government agencies, and both domestic and global companies. The team workload includes representing clients at the High Court, as well as appearing in the Court of Appeal and the European Court of Justice. Team lead Qamer Ghafoor’s strong experience sees him engaged on complex commercial, banking and insolvency litigation, and Jon Jefferies has a strong body of work handling directors’ fiduciary duties, partnership, and shareholder disputes. Sarah Burton is key for property-related disputes, while Kelly Savage has expertise in commercial and property litigation, having handled such matters at both High Court and Court of Appeal level.
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‘The commercial litigation team at Flint Bishop combines a strong sense of litigation strategy with a dedication to client service and a sense of pragmatism and seeing the bigger picture.’
- ‘Qamer Ghafoor is an experienced and robust litigator and expert strategist.’
- ‘Flint Bishop are commercially minded, motivated and effective solicitors.’
‘Kelly Savage is an excellent litigator, with an eye for strategy and detail.’
- ‘Sundeep Sandhu is outstanding, commercially minded and has a common sense approach that keeps clients happy.’
‘Easy to work with and responsive.’
Key clients
- Peveril Securities (part of Bowmer and Kirkland group)
- Marston’s Plc
- LexisNexis
- Microlise plc
- Acorn Insurance and Financial Services Limited
- Haven Insurance Company (including group companies)
- Costcutter Supermarkets Group
- Henry Boot Developments
- National Trust
- GL Events
- Peveril Securities (part of Bowmer and Kirkland group)
- Marston’s Plc
Work highlights
Acting for a national wholesaler in a contractual claim and defending a large counterclaim which included an appeal and cross appeal to the High Court.
Acting for a telematics provider in relation to a claim for outstanding fees of c£300k and defending a counterclaim worth c£3m for alleged defects in IT Software and Hardware.
Advising a broker on the impact of the Judgment in Hopcraft v Close Brothers in relation to commission payments within a broker/lender relationship and the subsequent updates relating to the appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Practice head
Qamer Ghafoor
Other key lawyers
Sundeep Sandhu; Jon Jefferies; Sarah Burton; Kelly Savage