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Commercial litigation: mid-market

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Shakespeare Martineau LLP

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Shakespeare Martineau LLP‘s dispute resolution team represents an enviable client base comprising global banks, property investors, and developers, as well as financial institutions and family offices. The team deals with both UK and cross-border disputes, holding specialist knowledge in areas of banking and financial services disputes, fraud, and bribery. Mark Rondel is recognised for his particular expertise in acting for shareholders, whilst Nicola Holton has significant experience in insolvency litigation claims.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Mark Rondel is very personable and pleasant to work with. He is invested in his clients and passionate about getting the best result for them.’

  • ‘My experience with Shakespeare Martineau is limited to Mark Rondel, who I think is excellent.'

  • ‘Mark Rondel is just great.'

  • ‘Excellent legal and commercial advice.’

  • ‘Nicola Holton is an outstanding insolvency litigator, one of my go-to solicitors who I can always rely on to give clear, confident and constructive advice.'

  • ‘The SHMA team is highly commercial, pragmatic, and wise.'

  • ‘Nicola Holton is reliably pragmatic in her advice, and ensures swift resolution of the matters that she is advising upon.’

  • 'A great team which is well resourced and very efficient.'

  • 'Lisa Serrant is brilliant. On top of every point and really detailed.'

  • 'Mark Rondel was an excellent solicitor. He was very supportive during our multi-year litigation - available to answer our questions, highly responsive, and effective. We won both our cases at trial, so we were delighted with the result and his dedication.'

Key clients

  • Columbia Group
  • United Medical Associate Professionals (UMAPs)
  • Tulla Group
  • PCR Bio Systems Limited
  • Halo Technology Limited,
  • Kedai Limited
  • Rocquefort Properties Limited
  • Frontlaunch Limited
  • Sunbel Development Ltd
  • Lotus Properties (London) Ltd
  • Calderon Limited
  • Albion Yard (Estates) Limited
  • Treasure Global Resources Ltd
  • Goldbrown Limited
  • Julius No. 1 Limited
  • Columbia House Properties (No.6) Limited
  • Luiz Properties Limited
  • Crondall LLP
  • Vuillard Holdings Limited
  • Mintcove Management Limited

Work highlights

Advised various physician associates (PAs) in a coordinated group action initiated by United Medical Associate Professionals (UMAPs), their trade union, against several GP practices, the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), and the British Medical Association (BMA).
Represented Columbia Group in a long-running breach of contract claim against their former managing agents, Sterling Estates Management Limited.
Acted for RPA Systems Limited (“RPA”) in a claim by Pyser Health Limited (“Pyser”) alleging that based on an oral agreement, PRA had gifted part of their factory to Pyser.

Practice head

Mark Rondel

Other key lawyers

Nicola Holton; Sneha Nainwal; Gareth Hegarty; Lisa Serrant