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Law firm specialised in Dispute Resolution - CMS in the UK

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Commercial and Corporate Litigation - London (Firms)

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Band 3

What the Team is Known For

CMS is an expansive and well-resourced firm with an impressive dispute resolution team. The firm handles a broad range of commercial litigation, including matters with substantial international elements, and is often instructed on corporate matters involving contested SPAs and shareholder disputes. The group acts for leading clients in a range of industries including construction, technology and pharmaceuticals.

Work Highlights

  • CMS continued to act for Jaguar Land Rover defending against pan-NOx emissions group litigation.

Strengths

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CMS provides close partner involvement in matters, is responsive and finds pragmatic, strategic solutions.

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CMS gives sensible easy to understand strategic advice on a quick turnaround. There is strength and depth within the team, which is unafraid of tackling difficult issues in claims.

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CMS is an excellent team of experienced litigators who combine an eye for the detail of the case with the ability to hold the client's strategic objectives firmly in mind.

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CMS has an uncompromising client focus and a commitment to helping achieve client objectives. The firm has deep understanding of cases and is thinks hugely strategically. It is a team built to win.

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Notable Practitioners

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Benedict Trust
5
Benedict Trust
5
Band 5
Ben Trust is co-head of CMS's litigation and arbitration team. He has extensive experience handling complex, cross-border disputes for significant corporate clients.

Ben has the unique skill to navigate complex and sophisticated matters with consummate ease and a strong focus on driving commercially equitable outcomes.

He has an in-depth legal knowledge across all kinds of commercial matters, particularly involving shareholders and international disputes.

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Luke Pardey
5
Luke Pardey
5
Band 5

Luke Pardey is adept at representing both claimants and defendants in large commercial disputes. He has notable experience acting on shareholder disputes and contractual disputes.

His level of service is impeccable. He understands litigation is stressful and uncertain and knows that there is a human element to running a case.

Luke is able to spot - and exploit to devastating effect - the weakness in his opponent's case.

Luke developed and executed a strategy to help me achieve my objectives. There was nothing pedestrian about his approach. He was more than ten steps ahead of the other side at all points.

Luke is a top-draw litigator. He combines a razor sharp intelligence and intricate knowledge of the law with an ability to think strategically about the complex issues which arise in litigation.

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Benedict Trust
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Benedict Trust
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Luke Pardey
5
Luke Pardey
5
Band 5
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