The dispute resolution and litigation team at Eversheds Sutherland is well-versed in a variety of commercial litigation matters, including those related to procurement, debt recovery and banking disputes. The Belfast team draws on its wider network of offices across the UK. Practice head Matthew Howse is a key practitioner for banking and insolvency disputes. Emily Paisley specialises in commercial litigation, advising on disputes that arise across other teams, including those related to real estate and debt recovery.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The team's strength lies in their listening and communication skills. They show empathy and compassion to their clients. If my designated lawyer was not present, I was put through to his associate, who was as fully versed with the case as my primary lawyer. The firm has good communications and collaboration with other legal professionals from whom we needed independent opinions; top experts in their field were assigned to my case.’
- ‘We only work with Matthew Howse and have found him to be engaging.’
Key clients
- Advanced Electronic Solutions Global Limited Agua Fabrics Limited Alex Properties Limited AON UK Limited AP Wireless II (UK) Limited Arctic Linefish AS Azzuro Associates Limited Bannatyne Fitness Limited Barclays Bank plc BDO Bentley Corporate Manufacturing LLP Bidvest Noonan Limited Botanic Development Ltd Boxite Limited Butcher Woods Limited Car Search NI Limited CDE Global Limited Clover 51 Limited CSC Computer Sciences Limited t/a DXC Technology CVS UK Limited DFS Driver Training NI Limited Ellard Limited Exodus Insolvency Limited Fermanagh & Omagh District Council Four Seasons Healthcare Limited Frasers Group Plc GEC Limited Guarantee Protection Insurance Limited Harcourt Construction (NI) Limited Hybrid Academy Limited Ikano Bank AB (Publ) Itrex Corporation Keenan Corporate Finance Limited Kevin Watson Construction Limited Kildare Projects Limited Kingspan Insulation Limited Leeson Street Projects Legal & General Group Plc LEJA Properties Limited Lough Erne Yacht Club Limited Marsh Limited Maurice Flynn and Sons Limited McConnell Property Limited Miller James Limited New Look Limited Next Retail Limited Northern Ireland Local Government Association Northern Ireland Local Government Officers’ Superannuation Committee Northland Deutsche Bucht GMbH Northstone NI Limited t/a Farrans PBA Engineering Limited Pearson Management Services Limited Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland Preslite Distribution Ltd Progressive Property Investments Ltd PwC Radius Housing Association Limited Ramos Ferreira UK Limited Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited Sedgwick Limited Shoe Zone Simplicity Group Ltd South William Street Projects Sozo Antrim Road Ltd Tim Hortons (Spinnaker IM NO 2 Limited) Totara Learning Europe Limited Trustees of the Calor Group Pension Trust Advanced Electronic Solutions Global Limited
Work highlights
Advising mobile phone mast site lease investment firm AP Wireless on a series of telecoms litigation cases in the Lands Tribunal of Northern Ireland.
Practice head
Matthew Howse
Other key lawyers
Emily Paisley