gunnercooke LLP regularly acts for clients in cases before a wide range of specialists and senior courts, including the Business and Property Courts and the Insolvency Courts. The firm supports clients in litigation within the sports, retail, property and financial sectors. James Pheasant regularly advises business owners and directors on their national and international commercial claims. James Tithecott focuses on disputes relating to property and financial services.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Dedication, dedication, and dedication: they work tirelessly to achieve the very best result for their clients.'

  • ‘James Pheasant and James Tithecott epitomise what a stand-out litigation solicitor should be. Dedication, experience, legal knowledge, commonsense, business acumen, and charm - the perfect package.’

  • ‘James Pheasant and James Tithecott offer a quality service.’

  • ‘We are impressed by their high level of client focus and ability to devise solutions, particularly when dealing with urgent and occasionally last-minute requests.’

  • ‘James Pheasant provides outstanding counsel and client service throughout an engagement. His advice is commercially and technically flawless.’

  • ‘Very good small team that work closely together to achieve good results.'

  • ‘James Pheasant is very knowledgeable and hard working.'

  • ‘James Tithecott is always pleasant to work with, sends detailed instructions, works well with counsel.’

  • 'The entire team is excellent: their legal and commercial knowledge is strong, they have good client relationships, and they are genuinely a great group of people to be instructed by.'

  • 'James Pheasant and James Tithecott are a dream team, ably supported by their paralegals.'

Key clients

  • Tide Platform Limited
  • Nucleus Financial Limited
  • Luxoptics Limited
  • British Equestrian Federation
  • Richard Hannon Racing Limited
  • ETM Group

Work highlights

Represented high profile a horse trainer in two disciplinary proceedings before the Judicial Panel of the British Horseracing Authority, achieving full exoneration in both cases.
Acted for the claimant in a complex litigation involving liability under third party security with respect to offshore multi-currency lending.

Other key lawyers

James Pheasant; James Tithecott