Litigation - North West
What the Team is Known For
DWF has a strong regional presence bolstered by its national network. The team in Manchester 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 has the ability to cut through the complexity of the background, extract a clear strategy from it and provide detailed intelligence that shows up in the legal advice as very focused and tactical."
"We are happy with the teamwork and service, the Liverpool office also benefits from being able to bring in resource from other DWF offices nationwide where this saves time and money."
"DWF take a pragmatic approach and they are able to explain complex matters in an effective way."
"DWF is always available and on-hand to support quickly and efficiently."
Work Highlights
DWF acted on behalf of EE against Vectone Mobile in High Court proceedings regarding the termination of a commercial relationship.
Notable Practitioners
Andrew Harris has long-standing experience advising on a range of commercial and corporate-focused disputes for clients in the retail and aerospace sectors. "He is very experienced and technically capable."
Joel Heap has a wealth of experience advising clients on commercial litigation involving outsourcing and procurement as well as terminations of contracts. "Joel Heap is brilliantly concise and calls a spade a spade. He is very sharp and gives you confidence when you go to him with a piece of litigation." "Joel Heap is a very good tactician and strategist. He gets to the heart of issues and is very good with clients. He is commercially astute and keeps his eye on the ball."