Litigation
UK Guide 2025 : Thames Valley
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The Dentons Commercial Disputes team is the only team in the region that can offer the skills and resources of a truly global firm at regional rates. The team acts for clients from across its offices in 65 countries and is equally adept at offering a global resource to its UK clients. A link to our acclaimed guide to resolving disputes across the world can be found here: https://www.dentons.com/en/insights/guides-reports-and-whitepapers/2017/june/9/qanda-guide
This award-winning team, which includes solicitor advocates and CEDR accredited mediators, delivers broad commercial litigation and arbitration services to a range of clients across several sectors.
Our services include:
- International jurisdiction disputes
- Arbitrations
- Professional negligence claims, in particular relating to solicitors, valuers, architects and accountants
- Cyber crime
- Contract disputes across a wide range of sectors
- Business/share sale issues and shareholder disputes
- Debt recovery
- Fraud and related claims, such as fraudulent misrepresentation cases
- Sports law
Chambers Review
Dentons is a popular choice for high-value corporate and commercial litigation and cases with an international element. It assists clients with the full range of commercial disputes, often involving supply contracts, distribution agreements and breach of warranty claims. The firm's diverse client base includes corporates from a wide spectrum of industry sectors including energy, transport and retail.
Work Highlights
- Dentons acted for the Department for Business and Trade in group litigation regarding the compensation for postmasters affected by the Post Office Horizon scandal.
Strengths
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"I was impressed by Dentons' ability to work seamlessly as an extension of our in-house legal team."
"The Dentons team offered hands-on day-to-day care with seasoned and experienced oversight, prompt and constructive communications and service levels."
"They were very good at analysing all sides of a problem and reaching a commercially sensible and satisfactory solution."
"Dentons is excellent at complex cases with multi-jurisdictional investigations and issues. The team is consistently excellent across all levels."
"I was impressed by Dentons' ability to work seamlessly as an extension of our in-house legal team."
"The Dentons team offered hands-on day-to-day care with seasoned and experienced oversight, prompt and constructive communications and service levels."
"They were very good at analysing all sides of a problem and reaching a commercially sensible and satisfactory solution."
"Dentons is excellent at complex cases with multi-jurisdictional investigations and issues. The team is consistently excellent across all levels."
Notable Practitioners
Sarah Rutnah is counsel in Dentons' litigation practice. Capable of handling disputes involving contractual breaches, fraud and professional negligence. She is particularly experienced assisting clients with multi-jurisdictional litigation.
"Sarah Rutnah has been excellent. She has an extremely good grasp of the technicalities of the subject, is highly commercial and great with the client."
"Sarah is very good at being one step ahead of the opponent."
"She possesses very strong technical skills. She is an extremely capable individual with an eye for the important details and excellent judgement."
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