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Shoosmiths Dispute resolution & litigation

Our dispute resolution and litigation lawyers are adept at mitigating risk and meeting the rapidly evolving litigation challenges of business today.

At a time when businesses continue to face complex geopolitical, environmental and technological challenges, many rightly anticipate increasing caseloads alongside escalating litigation costs.

By bringing together our litigation experts from areas including insolvency, tax, employment, IP, regulatory, real estate and commercial litigation we provide holistic, strategic and pragmatic advice to help you meet these complex challenges. We employ sector and practice specialists with the collective market knowledge to be able to anticipate and minimise risk and, avoid disputes arising.

Where disputes do arise, we work with our clients to provide strategic and specialist guidance to resolve them swiftly on favourable commercial terms or put them in the best possible position to win if contested.

Our litigation teams work with some of the world’s most exciting and rapidly growing businesses, particularly in areas including financial services disputes and investigations, technology, automotive and real estate disputes. 

Chambers Review

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Litigation - North West
4
Band 4
What the Team is Known For

Shoosmiths has a litigation team offering expertise in shareholder and contractual disputes, as well as contentious matters involving employment and insurance issues. The firm also provides clients with associated advice on crisis and reputation management.

Work Highlights

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  • Shoosmiths was instructed by a major structural warranty insurer in the defence of aHigh Court claim for c.£17 million relating to defective cladding and fire stopping on two tower blocks.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Sylwena Sempa
Sylwena Sempa
Associates to watch

Sylwena Sempa is a principal associate on the commercial litigation team at Shoosmiths, based in Manchester. She is noted for her experience, ranging from commercial cases, pensions, phone hacking and employment disputes.

"Sylwena Sempa is diligent, a good communicator, has a good manner with clients and overall, impressive."

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Sylwena Sempa
Sylwena Sempa
Associates to watch

Members

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Andrew Whalley

Head of Department

Clients

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Continuum Financial Services LLP

Domain Transport Limited

French Connection

Hoover Limited

MegaGroup BV

Pareto Financial Services Limited

ProAmpac Group

Virgin Media O2