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United Kingdom - Scotland • Dispute resolution
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Commercial litigation

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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 experienced litigator who leads the team at Shoosmiths in Scotland. He has a range of experience with particular expertise in insolvency and corporate litigation.'
  • '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.'
  • 'Stuart Clubb was a brilliant litigator and tactician.'
  • 'Resourcing, capability, depth of knowledge in the sector across all UK jurisdictions.'
  • 'Andrew Foyle stands out as a leading practitioner in this area and we regularly seek his advice on complex matters for our public sector clients. His advice is greatly valued by all parties.'

Key clients

  • The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc / NatWest Group
  • Boots UK Limited
  • Poundland Limited
  • Cabot Financial UK Limited
  • SSE / Ovo Energy
  • Middlebrooks Business Recovery and Advice
  • Grahams The Family Dairy
  • Close Brothers Limited
  • Screwfix Direct Ltd
  • Hoover Limited

Work highlights

Acting on behalf of minority shareholders in an unfair prejudice petition in the Court of Session.
Acting on behalf of the leading specialist insolvency litigation financing company in the pursuit of a high-value unpaid director’s loan in the Court of Session.
Acting on behalf of a property developer in a high-value breach of contract and professional negligence action against its former architects and cost consultants.

Practice head

Stuart Clubb; Andrew Foyle

Other key lawyers

Ben Zielinski

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