Hill Dickinson LLP‘s commercial litigation team, co-headed by Fiona Parry, Sharon Williamson and Rajesh Pabla, represents clients in a broad spectrum of commercial disputes encompassing shareholder disputes, tax disputes, fraud claims, contractual disputes, negligence claims and judicial reviews. Andrew Little concentrates his practice on shareholder and partnership disputes, unfair prejudice petitions and defamation and reputation management work, while Iain Campbell specialises in breach of contract and professional negligence disputes, with a particular focus on higher education sector claims and competition claims. Duncan Hope, who joined the practice from Irwin Mitchell in March 2023, has a broad practice spanning director and shareholder disputes, debt and asset recovery work, and complex commercial contract claims. Moya Clifford routinely advises on breach of contract and negligence disputes, while Alex Smith has recently been active in employee injunction cases. Laura Scott’s practice focuses on shareholder, IP, and pensions disputes, and Callum Powell has experience in contractual disputes, professional negligence claims, and IP matters.
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Testimonials
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‘Diligent and tenacious approach to all aspects. Nothing was too much trouble.’
‘Duncan Hope was exceptional. Always kept me informed of the ever changing developments. Empathetic towards me and my position.’
‘Clear expertise in the various areas of law; professional, prompt and accurate advice; the litigation team in particular is efficient and considers all options to best act in the interest of the client; great communicators.’
‘Alex Smith - professional, courteous, very capable and knowledgeable in his field; gives prompt service; instills a sense of confidence in the client that you are working with someone who has your best interests at heart. Very personable - always good that there is the "human" element.’
‘I’ve found the team at HD Manchester to be on the ball, proactive and super-efficient. Partner Andrew Little and team members Alex Smith and Callum Powell are a pleasure to work with.’
‘Incredibly fast turnaround time, oodles of common sense and proactivity.’
‘Hill Dickinson have a fantastic commercial litigation team in Manchester. They have very savvy and commercially minded individuals who also speak their clients' language.’
‘I have worked mainly with Iain Campbell on the competition litigation matters. Iain has a fantastic knowledge of competition law and is a very commercially minded lawyer.’
Key clients
- Arc Minerals Ltd, Ortac Resources (UK) Ltd, Zamsort Ltd
- Transport for Greater Manchester
- NHS England
- DL Invest Group PM S.A.
- Ambulance Transfers Limited
- Genus Breeding Limited
- Notemachine UK Limited
- Management Information Centre Ltd
Work highlights
- Represented a high-net-worth individual having taken over the conduct of proceedings issued in the High Court in London. The conjoined proceedings concerned the alleged fraudulent transfer of a high-value West London residential property and a section 994 petition concerning a company founded to hold and administer a second high-value west London mixed-use property.
- Acted for an individual in successfully defending a claim by her former employer, seeking a final injunction in relation to alleged breaches of restrictive covenants in her employment contract.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Andrew Little
Sharon Williamson
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Moya Clifford
Laura Scott
Practice head
Fiona Parry; Sharon Willamson; Rajesh Pabla
Other key lawyers
Andrew Little; Iain Campbell; Duncan Hope; Moya Clifford; Alex Smith; Laura Scott; Callum Powell