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Litigation - Midlands
What the Team is Known For
Higgs is a respected regional firm based in Brierly Hill that represents a range of corporate clients and private individuals in commercial litigation. The firm is noted for its activity in contractual claims and fraud cases, with further expertise in director and shareholder disputes and breach of warranty issues. The team also handles contentious matters arising from insolvency and is able to offer ADR solutions where necessary.
Strengths
Higgs has a strong litigation team with three partners, a legal director, a senior associate and an associate providing strength and depth to their litigation offering.
Work Highlights
Higgs advised Rubery Owen Holdings on a dispute regarding the existence of representations and warranties made in the course of selling shares in a subsidiary.
Notable practitioners
Julia Lowe is head of dispute resolution at Higgs. She advises both corporate and individual clients on a range of commercial and corporate disputes, including fraud claims.
She is an excellent litigator and always provides excellent advice. We very much appreciate her commitment to her clients and ability to understand difficult situations and identify the core issues.
Matt Dudley advises on an array of contentious corporate matters, including debt recovery, breach of warranty claims and shareholder disputes.
Matt Dudley is extremely commercial, exceptionally good on the law and very thorough. He is an impressive operator.
James Modley advises clients in respect of breach of contract claims, disputes in relation to joint ventures and termination of supplier agreements.
He gets to the core of the issue in a timely manner and puts forward options and solutions.