Hill Dickinson’s substantial team of specialist commercial litigators help clients to resolve business disputes through negotiation, arbitration, mediation or litigation.
We give clear, pragmatic advice which combines expert technical analysis with a sound understanding of our clients’ business problems and commercial objectives. We seek to resolve disputes quickly and efficiently and to minimise the impact of a dispute on clients’ day-to-day operations.
Where possible we try to settle disputes without recourse to legal proceedings. However, when this is unavoidable, we have a very experienced and tenacious team who will pursue clients’ interests vigorously.
Areas of experience and expertise
- Commercial litigation
- Breach of contract claims
- Director disputes
- Shareholder disputes
- Partnership disputes
- Breach of confidence actions
- Civil fraud
- Judicial review
- Franchising disputes
- Outsourcing disputes
- Data protection disputes
- Banking and finance litigation
- Breach of trust actions
- Professional negligence
- Health and safety claims, including regulatory advice and representation
- Contentious probate
Related areas
Our clients
We act for a
wide range of businesses including banks and financial
institutions, owner-managed businesses, plcs, accountants and
other professionals.
Key contacts
Partner - Head of Commercial Litigation
Geraldine Ryan
- Telephone
- +44 (0)161 817 7288
- geraldine.ryan@hilldickinson.com
Geraldine Ryan is ‘able to manage a
fast-moving case effectively’, and Julian Diaz-Rainey is also
recommended. In 2010, the firm handled a number of high-profile
matters including the successful defence of Wayne Rooney and his
wife in an action brought by his former sports agency. Areas of
strength include the defence of professional negligence matters…
‘commercial and user-friendly’.
The dispute resolution team at the firm boasts a broad base
of expertise encompassing commercial disputes, data protection
disputes and professional negligence. The firm's recent
high-profile work has included acting for Wayne and Coleen Rooney
in defending an £8.3 million claim by their former agents,
Proactive Sports Management. The firm is popular with clients who
emphasis the team's excellent service, enthusing: "They deliver a
service with a very quick turnaround and they looked after us so
well."
