The team at Shoosmiths LLP acts for a broad client roster of educational institutions and privately-owned corporations. The practice is jointly led by Stuart Clubb and Andrew Foyle, who have a broad skillset spanning property, company and tort law. Clubb is well-known for his expertise in insolvency issues, while Foyle utilises his extensive financial and banking expertise to assist lenders and developers. Ben Zielinski excels in handling contractual and product liability disputes.
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Testimonials

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  • 'Stuart Clubb is an excellent litigator. He has a real wealth of knowledge and depth of experience which means that he is not phased by anything which his opponents throw at him.'
  • 'Stuart Clubb has excellent communication skills and can make the most difficult of arguments easy to understand. Stuart gets to the root of the issue quickly, identifying the key points that need to be resolved to get his clients the result they want. He is very impressive.'

Key clients

  • The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc / NatWest Group
  • Boots UK Limited

Work highlights

Acting on behalf of minority shareholders in an unfair prejudice petition in the Court of Session.
Practice head

Stuart Clubb; Andrew Foyle

Other key lawyers

Ben Zielinski