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Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd

Litigation

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Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd

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Litigation - The South

Band 4

Band 4


What the Team is Known For

Clarkson Wright & Jakes often advises on corporate and insolvency-related disputes, including shareholder litigation and breaches of directors' duties. It also assists with contractual claims and professional negligence disputes.

Strengths

Communication with the team is very fast and the work is carried out and resolved very quickly.

The team are always very clear when addressing complex challenges, and come ready with a variety of solutions for us to work through.

The team are very experienced and knowledgeable.

Notable practitioners
Amanda Mehlin

Amanda Mehlin is the managing partner of Clarkson Wright & Jakes. She has expertise in a variety of matters including insolvency disputes, agreement terminations and shareholder disputes.

She is truly amazing – both highly professional and extremely knowledgeable.

Amanda Mehlin has great commercial awareness, is approachable and understands clients' needs.

She provides comprehensive advice and is able to break down complex technical matters.


Jill Lawton

Jill Lawton is head of the commercial litigation department at Clarkson Wright & Jakes. She is an experienced litigator with expertise in general commercial and property disputes.

She is always prompt to respond and professional in her approach. She also manages to translate complex matters into easy-to-understand language.

The service Jill Lawton provides is very professional, on point and achieves the desired result.

She knows our business, she knows our people and she gets straight to the point with her advice.

Jill Lawton is a pleasure to work with and has a very good understanding of the issues we face.

She always comes across as very professional and very knowledgeable in her area of expertise.

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