Commercial dispute resolution

Realistic business advice

We believe that your business needs commercially aware, business orientated advisers to provide you with solutions to your problems. Our aim is always to work alongside you to ensure that the approaches we take are compatible with your aims and objectives, and to guarantee that we have a thorough understanding of your business.

We act on a wide range of commercial disputes including:

Contracts and warranties
Directors and directors' duties
Shareholders and shareholder agreements
Partners and partnerships/LLPs
Intellectual property
Domain names/IT/Cyber

Litigation

Our litigation team is one of the largest groups of litigators in the southeast outside London, enabling us to rival City firms with our expertise but offer you these services at lower rates. We are ranked by both the Chambers and Legal 500 directories as one of the top firms in the Thames Valley for dispute resolution. We provide expertise on a wide variety of matters by bringing together lawyers from a range of backgrounds. Our aim is to understand your business needs and then solve your problems efficiently and cost-effectively.

Alternative dispute resolution (ADR)

Freeths has built up considerable experience in mediations in commercial litigation disputes, and are well aware of how cases which would take considerable time and cost to resolve by conventional methods can be resolved in a day or a half day as a result of the mediation process.

All of the solicitors in our dispute resolution department are familiar with the various forms of ADR.

For more information on commercial disputes, please contact Duncan Crine.

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Testimonials

"They're efficient and organised, and handle clients well."

Chambers and Partners, A Client's Guide to the UK Legal Profession, 2016 Edition

"Freeths’s team is co-headed by Sarah Foster and Duncan Crine, supported by senior associate Claire Bellis. Professional negligence is a particularly strong area for the firm, with both Foster and Crine having recently acted in major cases."

The Legal 500, The Clients' Guide to the UK Legal Profession, 2014 edition

"The team is quick to respond to clients' needs"

Chambers & Partners, A Client's Guide to the UK Legal Profession, 2014 edition

"Freeths LLP’s team remains highly respected for its defendant insurance work, and acts for clients including Hiscox and Travelers Insurance. Joint practice heads Sarah Foster and Duncan Crine both specialise in professional indemnity claims, and Andrew Crocombe, who attracts high praise from clients, has recently been active in shareholder and insolvency disputes."

Legal 500, The Clients' Guide to the UK Legal Profession - 2013 edition

"For extremely complicated matters, we always choose Henmans."

Chambers and Partners, A Client's Guide to the UK Legal Profession, 2013 edition

"Henmans LLP [dispute resolution team] is at the cutting edge of its chosen specialisms."

The Legal 500, The Clients' Guide to the UK Legal Profession, 2012 edition

"The team enjoys a reputation for its 'commercial approach, fantastic technical ability and ability to control costs effectively.'"

Chambers and Partners, A Client's Guide to the UK Legal Profession, 2012 edition

"Henmans LLP’s ‘professional team’ is ‘swift to act’, and has ‘City-level experience’ "

The Legal 500, The Clients' Guide to the UK Legal Profession, 2011 edition

"They fight hard for our interests; they turn things around quickly; and they offer a lot of value-added services"

Chambers and Partners, A Client's Guide to the UK Legal Profession, 2011 edition

"a strong product liability track record"

The Legal 500, The Clients' Guide to the UK Legal Profession, 2010 edition

"they are efficient, sure of their rulings and facts, and always helpful and courteous "

Chambers and Partners, A Client's Guide to the UK Legal Profession, 2010 edition

"one client praised the lawyers as incredibly diligent and clear in their requests"

Chambers and Partners, A Client's Guide to the UK Legal Profession, 2009 edition

"highly professional practice"

Chambers and Partners, A Client's Guide to the UK Legal Profession, 2008 edition

"Freeths 'knows both the legal and tactical ins and outs of professional negligence litigation'."

Chambers and Partners, A Client's Guide to the UK Legal Profession, 2016 Edition