DEPARTMENT PROFILE

Field Seymour Parkes

Litigation

1 ranked lawyers

Band 3

Thames Valley

UK 2022 View ranking table

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What the team is known for

Solid litigation practice handling domestic and cross-border mandates for companies and individuals. Strong expertise across the spectrum of contract disputes, professional negligence claims, and investment and finance-related litigation.

Strengths

A client says: "They're responsive and well organised, and provide good and sound advice in a timely manner."

Another respondent says: "We have been very impressed by Field Seymour Parkes, such that they remain our go-to firm for both large and small issues."

Work highlights

Advised a number of different individual clients on claims against professional advisers in relation to failed film finance or tax schemes.

Notable practitioners

Bill Dixon demonstrates great depth of experience in commercial litigation, including regularly acting on contract and shareholder disputes, as well as professional negligence cases.
"Bill is very approachable and makes complex issues simple to understand for the client."

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Overview

Highlights of our commercial litigation practice include:-

1. High calibre lawyers

We are a highly experienced team. 5 out of 8 lawyers have 10 years plus PQE. Two are ex-City. One partner was previously London head of department for a UK Top 15 law firm.
Partners are consistently ranked in the legal directories.

2. Quality of work and clients

Last 12 months has seen us involved in 14 cases with a value of £1 million plus (of which 9 were £3 million plus) which reflects the quality of our practice.
Wide variety of corporate/commercial clients.
We have a particular focus on the automotive sector and food and drink (where we have particular expertise in Groceries Code disputes).

3. Innovation

Only firm in the Thames Valley to use decision trees. Using this, we are able to represent possible litigation outcomes in diagram form and assess percentage changes of values of claims.
Transparency and flexibility on costs (menu of options such as fixed price guide, CFAs etc.).