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Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire

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Blacks Solicitors LLP

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The litigation practice at Blacks Solicitors LLP is ‘very personable, highly effective and very commercially aware’, with experience in a wide range of sectors. Charity, agriculture, data protection, and banking disputes all fall within the remit of the team’s work. ’Fantastic negotiator’ Luke Patel is recognised for his ‘breadth of experience and his commercial acumen’. Darren Morgan is ’vastly experienced and ever calm under pressure’, while Andrew Morgan is ‘commercially astute’.
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  • ‘Darren Morgan and Andrew Morgan are both excellent - responsive, knowledgeable and very approachable. A pleasure to work with.’

  • ‘The litigation team at Blacks are very personable, highly effective and very commercially aware. They are adept in a wide range of commercial litigation.’

  • ‘Darren Morgan is one of the best litigators I know. He is excellent in identifying the key issues for success in a case in the most complex of disputes. Darren's client communication skills are outstanding. He is very positive in leading and bringing out the best in legal and client teams.’

  • 'Luke Patel (Partner) - a fantastic negotiator who really carries his clients with him. Clients have the upmost respect for his breadth of experience and commercial acumen.'
  • 'Darren Morgan (Partner) - vastly experienced and ever calm under pressure. Totally at ease in the eye of the hurricane.'

  • ‘My experience of the Commercial Litigation team at Blacks Solicitors LLP is that the team is forward-thinking and proactive, and the individual members I have had the pleasure to work with have been hands-on and incredibly thorough. It is always a breath of fresh air to work with the team at Blacks: whilst being personable, they give sound legal advice and regularly think outside the box to provide the best overall service for their clients.’

  • ‘Andrew Morgan is a very good litigator. Always available, excellent quality work, commercially astute, brilliant with clients.’

  • 'Blacks meld extremely good knowledge of employment law with excellent client care skills.'

  • 'Blacks instructed me on a difficult prof neg claim that went to trial and resulted in a significant win for the client. The team on that matter was Darren Morgan (partner) and Andrew Morgan (associate). They were perhaps the best instructing solicitors I've ever had - incredibly organised, totally on top of the case, gave very clear instructions and very good advice to the client.'

  • 'Darren Morgan and Andrew Morgan - both absolute stars.'

Key clients

  • Tucker Mechanical and Electrical Building Services Ltd
  • Talk Direct (Leeds) Ltd
  • Great British Confectionary Group Ltd
  • FRP Advisory LLP
  • CID Products LLP
  • Trust Audit Ltd
  • Stonebridge Homes Ltd
  • Dignity Funerals Ltd

Work highlights

Advised eight pilots for TUI Airways Ltd, regarding the effect of Permanent Health Insurance policy within a Contract of Employment and the effect of collective bargaining on the same, when changes were explicitly prohibited.
Advised the trust managers of a trust set up by well-known individuals in relation to a breach of a lease for an investment building.
Advised a large well-known charity in respect of a claim brought against it for discrimination.

Practice head

Luke Patel

Other key lawyers

Darren Morgan; Andrew Morgan