UK Guide 2026 : North West
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Provided by DAC Beachcroft LLP
What we do
The key strength of our department lies in the wide variety of work that we undertake and the breadth of clients that we act for. Our work includes:
What we are known for
We are accustomed to dealing with high value and high profile instructions and are currently advising on claims with values ranging up to in excess of £30 million.
Specialisations
We have an extremely talented and dedicated team of assistant solicitors who are developing their own specialisms to underpin our wide ranging commercial litigation offering. Andrew Martin specialises in sports and licensing. Nicola Boorman, Joanne Dumphy and Victoria Brickell deal with IT litigation. Nick Spearing and Stephen Fenton are developing their expertise in the healthcare sector acting on major commercial disputes for leading NHS Foundation Trusts.
Vicki Bates has specialist expertise in resolving disputes involving insolvency practitioners and urgent injunctive relief. Vicki also has experience of acting as a Supervising Solicitor and assisting investors.
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DAC Beachcroft is active within the North West market on various contractual and other commercial disputes. Its litigation team possesses further expertise in trust and IT disputes for clients in a range of sectors including health, technology and manufacturing. It also handles fraud-related disputes and investigations.
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The team offers excellent communication, timely responses and a great understanding of our business needs, helping to deliver the best outcomes.
DAC Beachcroft provides support and clear explanations to clients who have varying knowledge around different litigation.
They have a diverse team so they have experts in many different fields of law that they can easily connect and involve if necessary.
As well as being good technical lawyers, the firm understands our industry, what is important and the commercial reality of issues that we face.
For every obstacle and problem, they had a solution how to overcome it and their responsiveness is second to none.
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Harald Loeffler has experience advising corporate clients on commercial disputes in the IT and health sectors, among others. He is also a qualified Austrian lawyer and heads the firm's German desk.
Harald is an excellent technical lawyer. He quickly distils the most complex of disputes, identifying the key issues, and provides straightforward advice.
Harald has excellent legal knowledge and ability.
Harald is a good decision-maker and he always knows the facts of the case and its details by heart.
Litigation
Provided by DAC Beachcroft LLP
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