With particular experience acting for clients in the healthcare sector, including ambulance services and NHS trusts, and local authorities, Ward Hadaway LLP’s commercial litigation team attracts praise for its ‘great commercial acumen’. Practice head Peter Hornsey handles partnership and shareholder disputes as well as contentious intellectual property mandates, while Robert Glassford is the name to note for complex contractual disputes and administrative court claims. Martin Woodford acts on PFI disputes, Tim Toomey is the key contact for IT litigation, and Russell Ward is recommended for employment and professional negligence claims. Also in the core team are Lucy Cleghorn, who is well versed in cross-border work, partnership dispute expert Kirsty Dye, and Rob Eldon, who assists on contentious corporate matters.
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‘Robert Eldon is approachable, commercial, reasoned and astute. He quickly sought to understand our goals and met our needs, which in this case was to avoid court. I would not hesitate to recommend Rob to anyone needing commercial litigation expertise. ’
‘One of the teams with the biggest strength in depth in the region. Real desire to work with and develop lasting relationships with local businesses. Good spread of technical known how and client care skills. Willing to go the extra mile for their clients and to work long hours if necessary to get a job done.’
'The team has a great commercial acumen and really understands how their advice will impact our individual business.'
‘Russell Ward - exceptional commitment to achieving the best result for a client. Good strategic approach.'
- 'Peter Hornsey - deep and wide legal knowledge.'
- 'Kirsty Dye - very detailed approach to cases, resulting in high success levels.'
- 'Rob Eldon - future partner. Very good client relationships and technically very sound.’
Key clients
- Lancashire County Council
- West Cumbria Mining Ltd
- Tees Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
- St John Ambulance
- Bannatyne Fitness Limited
- SCS
- FMG Support Ltd
- North East Ambulance Service
- Lusso Stone Ltd
- Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Partnership Trust
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Next generation partners
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Lucy Cleghorn
Practice head
Peter Hornsey
Other key lawyers
Robert Glassford; Martin Woodford; Lucy Cleghorn; Rob Eldon; Kirsty Dye; Tim Toomey; Russell Ward