Litigation
UK Guide 2025 : Thames Valley
Band 4
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Provided by Debenhams Ottaway
Drawing on a wealth of City expertise, the litigation team has extensive experience in a wide range of complex commercial litigation. We represent multinationals, growing corporates, financial institutions and other professional practices. Our practice spans disputes at all levels of the English Court system, as well as international disputes.
Beyond our core commercial disputes practice, we have several recognised specialist contentious teams covering insolvency, private equity, alternative lending, IP, banking and financial litigation, construction and real estate.
One of our major advantages, which sets us apart from most of our competitors in the City, is that we are conflict free. We also have excellent links to both the investigative community and litigation funders and we have recently launched our own Litigation Funding panel, which enables our clients to manage risk and litigate from a position of financial strength.
Chambers Review
The litigation team at Debenhams Ottaway can assist clients with an array of disputes relating to commercial and corporate interests and relationships. The firm's expertise includes significant shareholder disputes as well as matters concerning breaches of contract.
Work Highlights
- Debenhams Ottaway defended the El Husseiny family in claims by Invest Bank alleging they owe them around £19.6 million.
Strengths
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"The Debenhams Ottaway team has worked exceptionally well together at different levels to establish the directors' claims and pursue them effectively."
"They took a fast and commercial approach to decision-making, provided excellent, fast service and were very client-focused."
"They have a great team that is extremely responsive and a pleasure to work with."
"Debenhams Ottaway is a pragmatic firm. The team is able to settle matters sensibly. I like seeing them on the other side of cases, as a solution can be reached."
"The Debenhams Ottaway team has worked exceptionally well together at different levels to establish the directors' claims and pursue them effectively."
"They took a fast and commercial approach to decision-making, provided excellent, fast service and were very client-focused."
"They have a great team that is extremely responsive and a pleasure to work with."
"Debenhams Ottaway is a pragmatic firm. The team is able to settle matters sensibly. I like seeing them on the other side of cases, as a solution can be reached."
Notable Practitioners
Juliet Schalker is a partner at Debenhams Ottaway in St Albans. She is noted for her expertise when representing clients in shareholder, insolvency and professional negligence disputes.
"Juliet is very impressive and very well known on the insolvency litigation circuit. She is confident and perfectly willing to step up to the fray and do the main commercial negotiation herself."
"Juliet Schalker is an indefatigable solicitor who is very well known. She brings back expertise and top knowledge from the City."
"She is an outstanding lawyer and a complete pleasure to work with in every way."
"I rate her highly; she's highly competent, excellent with clients, very pragmatic and very clear providing good work."
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