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Commercial and Corporate Litigation - London (Firms)

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Macfarlanes has a robust litigation group that is regularly instructed on high-value, cross-border matters. The firm manages a broad caseload that includes a significant focus on disputes regarding commercial and corporate agreements. It represents corporate clients, financial institutions and individual executives, and demonstrates notable ability in litigation involving family-owned businesses.

Work Highlights

  • Macfarlanes successfully applied to the UK Supreme Court for permission to appeal the Court of Appeal’s November 2023 judgment regarding substantial collective proceedings on behalf of NatWest.

Strengths

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Macfarlanes has the technical skills, detailed partner involvement and experience to deal with complex work. The firm's good understanding of key issues means its advice is commercial and pragmatic.

Commercial and Corporate Litigation respondent
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Macfarlanes is a superb blue-chip operating platform. The firm is knowledgeable, commercially-focused, pragmatic and has great strength in depth down to associate level.

Commercial and Corporate Litigation respondent
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Macfarlanes' strengths are its precision, clarity and promptness. The firm promptly identifies optimal solutions for the client, and the litigation team checks the important box for responsiveness.

Commercial and Corporate Litigation respondent
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The firm provides its undivided attention to the matter at hand. The team is able to quickly understand the complicated details giving rise to the litigation and therefore advise very effectively.

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Macfarlanes excels at coordinating its advice on complex matters of law, to multiple parties who are not always aligned, in different time zones.

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Notable Practitioners

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Iain Mackie
3
Iain Mackie
3
Band 3
Iain Mackie is known for handling complex corporate litigation, including large shareholder and post-transaction disputes. He represents both corporate and individual clients and has notable expertise in cross-border matters.

Iain is an excellent advisor with bags of gravitas.

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Lois Horne
3
Lois Horne
3
Band 3

Lois Horne heads the firm's litigation practice and focuses on advising clients on complex cross-border corporate and commercial matters, including post-M&A disputes, warranty and indemnity claims, and shareholder disputes. She has expertise assisting clients in sectors including energy, retail and private equity, among others.

Lois is bright, clever, hardworking.

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Matthew McCahearty
5
Matthew McCahearty
5
Band 5

Matthew McCahearty advises clients on commercial disputes in heavily regulated industries. He has expertise in large group action defense work and cross-border disputes.

Matthew is incisive and thoughtful about how to deal with sensitive issues without taking the foot off the pedal. He is very good at drawing the context in to ensure his advice lands correctly.

Matthew McCahearty is a truly excellent advisor.

Matt is a pleasure to work with!

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Christopher Charlton
U
Christopher Charlton
U
Up and Coming

Christopher Charlton advises international clients on a variety of contentious matters. He has a growing reputation for handling complex litigation relating to politically sensitive topics.

Chris is a joy to work with. He is a very savvy, straight to the point, phenomenally bright guy. He shows great commercial judgement and anticipation of what courts want.

Christopher Charlton is a superstar in the making.

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Macfarlanes LLP

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Commercial and Corporate Litigation
Iain Mackie
3
Iain Mackie
3
Band 3
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Lois Horne
3
Lois Horne
3
Band 3
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Matthew McCahearty
5
Matthew McCahearty
5
Band 5
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Christopher Charlton
U
Christopher Charlton
U
Up and Coming
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