Dispute Resolution
Ashfords' Commercial Litigation Team is recognised for its expertise, depth of resources and practical commercial approach and can help you find the most effective resolution to your dispute or issue. As well as Court proceedings we are actively involved in all forms of alternative dispute resolution and have considerable experience of mediation and arbitration.
Many local, national and international clients ranging from business start-ups to multi-national companies, major banks, public sector bodies, utility companies, schools and colleges benefit from our commercial approach to business disputes.
We have strong international links, both through ADVOC (the international network of independent law firms of which Ashfords was the founder member) and through links with foreign law firms and clients.
Work handled includes:
- commercial contractual disputes;
- shareholder and director disputes and unfair prejudice claims;
- product recall;
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lender claims;
- warranty claims and disputes arising out of company asset or share sales;
- professional negligence claims;
- IP litigation and disputes;
- claims with a foreign element and the enforcement of Foreign Judgments;
- jurisdictional issues;
- mediation;
- arbitration;
- Internet and telecommunications litigation;
- sport;
- marine & transport disputes;
- professional practice;
- pensions litigation;
- partnership disputes;
- commercial agents claims;
- banking & finance;
- insurance disputes;
- defamation, privacy and reputation management;
- licensing;
- judicial review;
- Office of Fair Trading dawn raids;
- acting in a $20 million dollar claim on behalf of a major European bank;
- advising a large Japanese bank on pursuing a debt of $10m under a Term Loan Agreement;
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successful
recovery of client's £8m investment in a Bermudan based hedge fund;
- acting for development client in multi million pound claim for professional negligence relating to compulsory purchase of land;
- representing three Defendants in a two-year long running libel case;
- advising on contractual issues relating to an oil development project;
- advising on aspects of English law in connection with a multi-million pound international arbitration;
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providing evidence to foreign courts and arbitrators on matters of English law; and
- Equitable Life Rectification Scheme - Ian Daniells appointed to an independent assessors role with assistance and administration from the firm. This national appointment involved a large number of cases (over 430) where we have operated mediation by letter and telephone and, where there is no agreement, made a decision.
