Praised for its ‘excellent practice in class actions and litigation’, Stewarts Law LLP is highly capable acting for both for and against leading corporates on high-value, complex disputes. Mo Bhaskaran and Lucy Ward head the team; Ward, in particular, is noted for leading on high-profile securities litigation. Lorraine Lanceley is experienced in both claimant and defendant-side work, while the ’very reliable’ Elaina Bailes has vast fraud expertise. Zachary Sananes, who works closely with litigation funders, acts on breach of warranty and fraud claims, while Martin Walsh focuses on IT and telecoms matters, as well as public sector outsourcings.
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‘Very friendly team; easy to work with and commercial in approach; hard working with an excellent team of associates.’
‘Alex Jay - great commercial and insolvency expertise and perspective. Elaina Bailes - diligent and hard working; keeps her eye on the best outcome for the client. Joe Mitchell - one of the best associates in the market; just promoted to partnership. Knows the papers inside out.’
‘Broadly acknowledged as a market leader, Stewarts has an excellent practice in class actions and litigation.’
‘Keith Thomas is a highly experienced partner with a great strategic sense. Harry McGowan has an incredible grasp of the detail, both factual and legal. Elaina Bailes is a formidable partner driving forward the case in the most effective way day-to-day. Joe Mitchell has a calm and focussed style which yields great results in an efficient manner. ’
‘Extremely professional, able to filter and distill relevant information and position to the client, guiding relatively effortlessly through the difficult process of litigation.'
- Patient and polite with outstanding customer service and realistic advice throughout.’
‘Elaina Bailes - very reliable in terms of legal advice and has offered excellent strategic advice. Responds quickly to emails, easy to reach, and holds together a great team. She has made navigating a very difficult situation for litigation-naive clients relatively very easy.'
- Matt Caples - Excellent customer service and explains nuances of litigation very well, easy to reach.’
Key clients
- Group action v Petrofac Limited
- Ronan Dunne (Former CEO of O2)
- Group action v Glencore
- Shapoorji Pallonji Mideast LLC
- A group of shareholders v Buddi Limited and Big Technologies plc
- Kyndryl
- Inner Mongolia Happy Lamb Catering Management Company Limited and others
- Mr Antonio Jorge Rodrigues
- Jeni Stubbs
- VEL Ltd and Robert Dangoor
- Group action v Petrofac Limited
- Ronan Dunne (Former CEO of O2)
- Group action v Glencore
- Shapoorji Pallonji Mideast LLC
- A group of shareholders v Buddi Limited and Big Technologies plc
- Kyndryl
- Inner Mongolia Happy Lamb Catering Management Company Limited and others
- Mr Antonio Jorge Rodrigues
- Jeni Stubbs
- VEL Ltd and Robert Dangoor
Work highlights
Acting on group claims against Glencore, one of the largest pieces of securities litigation that have been brought before the English courts. Together, the claims are valued at nearly £3bn. Acting for 33 claimants (with claims valued at c. £1bn).
Acting for minority shareholders in Buddi Limited who were forced to sell shares to Big Technologies Limited (now Plc). The shareholders were deprived of participating in the success of Buddi when Big went on to a £500 million float on AIM less than 3 year later. Stewarts is instructed to seek restoration of our clients to the share register and then pursue recoveries for damages.
Acting for Kyndryl in relation to a number of matters, including advising on and issuing proceedings against Jaguar Land Rover Limited (“JLR”) regarding JLR’s failure to migrate its IT infrastructure to a modernised system.
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Practice head
Mo Bhaskaran; Lucy Ward
Other key lawyers
Lorraine Lanceley; Elaina Bailes; Zachary Sananes; Martin Walsh