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Commercial litigation: Manchester

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Weightmans LLP

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Weightmans LLP blends extensive litigation expertise with a strong grasp of large-scale disclosure exercises, equipping the team to handle complex, high-value disputes. A specialist in shareholder and director disputes, Damian Carter continues to act on multimillion-pound claims. Robert Jones is highly sought after for professional negligence, restrictive covenant, and IP disputes. Practice head Jessica Kraja brings deep sectoral knowledge across retail, manufacturing, and food. Karen Elder’s construction acumen is showcased in her work on a challenging civil engineering geotechnical dispute.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Damian Carter is a pleasure to work with and willing to take time to explore different ways to solve problems.' 

  • ‘I had the pleasure of working with Damian Carter and Mathew Fox. They were a cohesive, well-structured team who were all over the tricky issues.' 

  • ‘Damian Carter: very shrewd and commercial.' 

  • ‘A very impressive and effective team of commercial litigators, led by the brilliant Rob Jones.' 

  • ‘Rob Jones is a truly outstanding litigator. He can read the case extremely well and build a very effective and adaptable strategy around the client.' 

  • ‘Weightmans has genuine strength in depth, offering specialists in most dispute sectors. In a very competitive marketplace, the firm stands apart as being friendly and approachable.' 

Key clients

  • Henderson & Jones
  • Anixter Wesco
  • The Secret Garden Glamping
  • Pentagon Sport
  • Vacuum Engineering
  • Certas Energy
  • Edge Worldwide Logistics
  • Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts
  • Ansador
  • Apadmi
  • DM Developments

Work highlights

Acting for Henderson & Jones in a negligence action against an insurance broker.
Instructed by DM Developments in October 2024, to deal with an allegation of infringement of trade mark advanced by a competitor.
Acting for The Secret Garden Glamping in respect of defamatory online content published and repeated by a former visitor.

Practice head

Jessica Kraja

Other key lawyers

Damian Carter; Robert Jones; Karen Elder; Matthew Fox; Jessica Hancock