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Pinsent Masons LLP‘ has a ’tremendously strong litigation team’, with extensive experience acting on high-value commercial litigation. Complex breach of contract and warranty claims, as well as shareholder and joint venture disputes, are strengths of the team, particularly with cross-border elements. Jim Cormack leads the ‘genuinely exceptional’ practice that combines ’ first-rate lawyers with well-resourced and efficiently run teams’. Michael Fletcher is a ‘superb litigator across the board’, specialising in procurement challenges and competition litigation matters. The team consists of a number of impressive litigators, including the ’outstanding’ Melanie Ryan, ‘excellent lawyer’ Mike Hawthorne, and Daniel Gardiner, who has a ’unique combination of both academic ability and commercial nous’.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘A tremendously strong litigation team dealing with truly high profile litigation raising complex issues for blue chip clients on a regular basis.’

  • ‘Michael Fletcher is a superb litigator across the board. Michael Reading is a partner in the making and can handle managing heavy litigation well on his own. Jonathan Cavill is a superb litigator in heavy financial services litigation.'

Key clients

  • Skatteforvaltningen
  • London Southend Airport Company Limited

Work highlights

Acting for Skatteforvaltningen (The Danish Customs and Tax Administration) in a £1.5 billion claim arising out of withholding tax claims for alleged trading in shares over their dividend dates.