About

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:

  • Contract disputes​
  • Professional negligence
  • Freezing and search orders
  • Bankruptcy and insolvency
  • Defamation/privacy
  • Trust disputes
  • Corporate and shareholder disputes
  • IT disputes
  • IP disputes
  • Sports disputes
  • Licensing disputes
  • Breach of restrictive covenants/misuse of confidential information
  • Partnership disputes

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.

Chambers Review

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Litigation - North West

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

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.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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5
Harald F Loeffler
5
Band 5

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.

Ranked Lawyers at
DAC Beachcroft LLP

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North West

Litigation

5
Harald F Loeffler
5
Band 5

Members

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Harald Loeffler

Clients

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Avis

BAE Systems

DHL Management Services Limited

Internorm

Manchester United

Pickfords

Rosenbauer UK Limited

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Mail Group

Sir Bradley Wiggins

Tokio Marine HCC

Industries

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Aerospace & Defence

Automobiles & Parts

Banks

Commercial & Professional Services

Education

Financial Services

Government

Health Care

Industrial Engineering

Insurance

Media

Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences

Private Clients / Individuals

Retail

Software & Computer Services

Sports

Technology, Hardware & Electronics

Transportation