UK Guide 2026 : Yorkshire
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Provided by Clarion
Whether you are involved in a dispute that has arisen from a contract you seek to enforce or defend, or from other legal rights you or the other party may have, the team can help you to resolve it by agreement or, if that’s not possible, to achieve the best outcome through litigation or arbitration. Whilst the best approach is almost always to try to explore ways to settle the matter quickly before legal proceedings are commenced, they have a strong track record of litigating robustly and successfully to enforce or defend your rights, if that is what’s required.
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Clarion is a well-regarded Leeds-based firm able to assist with a wide range of cases including contractual and corporate disputes. Its clients come from a range of industries including healthcare, property development, logistics and distribution. The team regularly acts on cross-border mandates, including those involving European and offshore jurisdictions.
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Clarion defended Wilton UK Ltd and its shareholders Trevor Charlton and David Wilkes against the Banks Group of companies and Watson Burton Solicitors in relation to a negligence claim arising out of an agreement for the exploitation of a development involving a significant golf club site.
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They demonstrated a deep and experienced skill set across a variety of complex matters, providing good strategic advice and negotiation tactics and supporting us professionally and with great care.
They are tactical, very astute, never put a foot wrong and get fantastic results. I could tell from day one they were keen to be working with us, and I never doubted that they were the right people.
Clarion's lawyers are very thorough. Its bench is capable of providing solutions to the most complex legal issues, with the necessary firepower in large and complex cases.
Clarion has the lion's share of the Leeds litigation market. They're really involved in big pieces of commercial litigation in the region, and they're the go-to for local cases.
They have a range of skills in a number of areas, enabling them to provide quick, insightful advice on a number of complex areas of law, especially in commercial contractual disputes.
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Simon Young is head of department at Clarion and a respected commercial litigator with many years of experience. He regularly represents clients in disputes relating to commercial, shareholder and real estate agreements.
He is very experienced and thorough – a master tactician with a great bedside manner. I know that with Simon steering the ship, we will reach our planned destination.
He's my go-to lawyer for litigation work.
He delivers brilliant service based on outstanding knowledge of the legal area.
David Williams is a CEDR-accredited mediator experienced in handling commercial disputes in a variety of industries, including sports, distribution and food production. He has notable expertise in cross-border mandates.
He's fantastic to deal with and has got a great level of knowledge. He's superb.
Dominic Higham co-leads Clarion's technology practice. He represents clients in a variety of commercial disputes, ranging from shareholder conflicts to termination of contracts.
He's very analytical and goes through things one step at a time.
Dominic shows an exceptional breadth of understanding of a nuanced and complex business with domestic and global influences.
He's plain speaking and commercial, and knows where he stands.
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