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Commercial litigation: mid-market

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Rosling King‘s dispute resolution team acts for a range of clients in sectors such as financial services, professional services, and energy, alongside shipping and transport. The litigation practice is regularly involved with cases in foreign jurisdictions or that involve cross-border elements. Georgina Squire spearheads the practice, advising on a broad spectrum of disputes, including corporate fraud, shareholder disputes, and unfair prejudice petitions. Lauren Pardoe focuses on contentious insolvency and company matters. Other key figures include Laura Matthews, a highly active partner whose recent engagements include asset recovery proceedings before the High Court and the Commercial Court.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The DR team is agile, good value, tough but realistic, and always determined to get the best for the client.’

  • ‘Senior partner Georgina Squire is a class act. Tough, realistic, with good links to funders.’

  • ‘I found the commercial litigation team to be extremely thorough, not leaving a stone unturned when it comes to evaluating the evidence, identifying the key issues, and bringing out loopholes and weaknesses in the opponents’ case.'

  • ‘Georgina Squire stands out as a very strong and successful litigator with a wealth of experience.'

  • 'Georgina is very thorough with the evidence and makes her clients feel confident that they are in safe hands.’

  • ‘Bespoke tailored approaches to each client taking into account their requirements. Providing detailed advice with specific options for clients to enable informed decision-making.’

Key clients

  • Palmali Shipping SA
  • Gable Insurance AG
  • Amicus Finance Limited
  • WWRT Limited
  • Pint Pharma GmbH

Work highlights

Acted for Turkish-owned shipping company, Palmali Shipping SA, in its US$175 million claim against Litasco SA, a subsidiary of the Russian oil giant Lukoil, in relation to an alleged breach of a contract of affreightment.
Represented WWRT Limited in its claim and associated enforcement proceedings against Ukrainian oligarch, Sergey Maksimov, to recover assets worth around £80 million misappropriated from the now defunct Ukrainian bank VAB.
Acted for the liquidators of Gable Insurance AG in relation to a claim under Liechtenstein law to recover £20 million from the former directors of the parent company and their associates.

Practice head

Georgina Squire

Other key lawyers

Laura Matthews; Lauren Pardoe; Kate Rigby