Dispute Resolution

With an established and impressive reputation in this field, our lawyers are highly skilled in managing and resolving a very wide range of commercial disputes. We handle substantial and complex claims involving high profile matters on behalf of both domestic and international clients, the specialist Technology  Group also handle intellectual property and information technology disputes.

Our lawyers are also experienced in alternative dispute resolution, including mediation and expert determination and one of our partners is an accredited mediator with the Centre for Dispute Resolution.

We have an impressive reputation amongst both public and private sector organisations and our clients particularly value the approachable style and the practical, user-friendly advice we provide as well as our ability to deliver agreed solutions.

We advise clients on:

• Commercial, contractual disputes
• Corporate disputes
• Director, shareholder and partnership disputes
• Disputes arising following the sale or purchase of businesses
• Commercial and corporate fraud
• Misappropriation and concealment of assets
• Enforcement of restrictive contracts
• Disputes involving misuse of confidential information
• Warranty claims
• Distribution agreements
• Sale of goods disputes
• Factoring and invoice discounting
• Enforcement of guarantee
• Professional negligence, often in legal and financial contexts
• Defamation, trade libel and malicious falsehood
• Insolvency litigation, both personal and corporate
• Judicial review
• Trust matters and regulatory work
• Contested probate
• Corporate debt recovery and enforcement

DMH Stallard was ranked in the top tier by Chambers and Partners in 2008.  The publication praises the team and cites that clients value the "huge amount of expertise on offer" and applaud a "London service provided at Sussex rates," whilst commending "simple, direct answers to whatever questions we ask."