Chambers Review
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Litigation - North West
What the Team is Known For
DWF has a strong regional presence bolstered by its national network. The team handles a range of commercial disputes, including those with significant professional negligence and insolvency aspects. It represents clients from sectors such as telecommunications, energy and retail.
Strengths
DWF provides pragmatic advice from a position of robust knowledge and experience of the law, but appropriately contextualised within a commercial and reputational frame of reference.
DWF swiftly acquires a deep knowledge of the subject matter and relates that to establish the legal position and options.
DWF provides pragmatic advice and don't sit on the fence. They aren't afraid to recommend a course of action and present that advice in a way that can be easily distilled to business stakeholders.
It's a great team, with sufficient depth and experience to ensure our matters are worked on efficiently and promptly.
Work Highlights
DWF acted for Project Emanuel Bidco, a subsidiary of Bridges Fund Management (BFM), in a fraudulent breach of warranty claim against the sellers of Storetec Services, which was indirectly acquired by BFM in October 2022.
Notable practitioners
Andrew Harris has longstanding experience advising on a range of commercial and corporate-focused disputes for clients in the retail and aerospace sectors.
Joel can get through all the details and he's great to deal with.
Daniel Williams advises companies on shareholder disputes and breaches of directors' duties, among other kinds of commercial litigation.
His attention to detail means the more complicated the case the better.