Recent case examples:
A seven-figure dispute in respect of the remuneration to be paid for professional services provided to three companies, comprising director’s salary and commission based upon the sale of assets and equipment owned by the companies. Counter allegations included breach of fiduciary duties and non-performance issues.
A six-figure domestic construction dispute between a property developer and homeowner relating to the construction of a new property. Claim for unlawful retention of funds and additional works and counterclaim for professional negligence. The dispute involved numerous competing expert reports, disputed liability, causation and quantum.
A six-figure professional negligence dispute against a firm of solicitors, arising from a conveyancing transaction for the sale of a farm. The dispute involved disputed matters of law including causation, loss of chance and quantum.
A six-figure domestic construction / professional negligence dispute between the main contractor and a homeowner arising from a significant renovation and extension project. The dispute involved competing expert reports on liability and quantum and a counterclaim by the main contractor for loss of profits arising from being deprived of the opportunity to complete the contract works.
A six-figure breach of contract dispute in respect of a Utilities Agreement between a landlord and tenant of industrial premises.
A 10-day “project” mediation of a seven-figure partnership dispute between four family members of a farming business, requiring significant process design.
A six-figure professional services dispute arising from a project to develop a large-scale forestry scheme.
A six-figure employment dispute involving complex loss calculations and several heads of claim including breach of contract, redundancy payments, underpayment of notice pay and holiday pay, historical claims for underpayment of holiday pay and non-payment of annual leave accrual.
A six-figure director shareholder dispute involving seven parties and two negotiating groups arising from a failed joint venture. Claims included alleged breaches of fiduciary duties, a shareholders’ agreement and non-disclosure agreements, dishonest assistance and unlawful use of confidential information.
A highly emotional six-figure director shareholder dispute involving five parties.
A six-figure dispute between an insolvency practitioner and a former director of a company in liquidation for repayment of the director’s loan account and further unexplained transactions.
A highly emotional six-figure inheritance dispute between the deceased’s children and former partner in relation to two disputed wills and the transfer of a property involving allegations of undue influence and facility and circumvention.
A highly emotional commercial lease / occupancy dispute conducted entirely through British Sign Language interpreters.
A seven-figure partnership dispute between three members of a family business.
A four-day mediation of a six-party boardroom and employment dispute requiring significant process design. Highly contentious dispute with various strands of conflict at board level and between one board member and an employee.
An access dispute between a farming partnership and the neighbouring farm owner in respect of the cost of maintaining and repairing an access road and related repairs over which the neighbouring farm owner had a servitude right of access.
A highly contentious five-figure breach of contract and intellectual property dispute, including breach of copyright and breach of moral rights, between a freelance graphic designer and a start-up company which had created and designed a new product.
A highly contentious dispute between a landowner and a tenant following a community buy-out of an estate in Scotland.
A highly emotional tri-party organisational conflict following cross complaints between the parties, who were elected members of the organisation. Allegations included sex and disability discrimination and numerous breaches of a code of conduct.