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Mills & Reeve LLP

Litigation

UK Guide 2026 : North West

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Mills & Reeve LLP

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Litigation - North West

Band 3

What the Team is Known For
Mills & Reeve provides a high-quality commercial litigation offering from its Manchester office. The team is well equipped to handle transactional disputes, including those that involve competition and fraud aspects, as well as shareholder litigation. It also takes on contract disputes, with particular expertise in the food retail, sport and private client spaces.
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Strengths

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  • Mills & Reeve demonstrated an excellent grasp of the commercial, political and reputational factors at play and rapidly developed effective negotiating strategies.

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  • The partners are top class; commercial in terms of offering solutions but also legally excellent.

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  • The team are extremely thorough and forward-thinking. Their advice deals with every aspect of an issue, weighing up the risk and benefits of multiple options and outcomes.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Simon Pedley
    Simon Pedley

    Simon Pedley

    Simon Pedley advises clients on a wide range of commercial disputes as well as those that concern shareholder, misrepresentation and breach of warranty issues.

    • Simon provides commercial advice with innovative solutions. He is legally excellent.

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    • Simon is extremely thorough in his approach to all issues and his wealth of experience is apparent.

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  • Richard Dawson-Gerrard
    Richard Dawson-Gerrard

    Richard Dawson-Gerrard

    Richard Dawson-Gerrard's litigation practice includes disputes emerging in industries such as food production, agribusiness and automotive.

    • His client care was first-rate and he's a brilliant negotiator.

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  • Jacob Walker
    Jacob Walker

    Jacob Walker

    Jacob Walker has a great deal of experience assisting clients with litigation. He can advise on contentious insolvency matters as well as claims for breach of warranty.

    • Jacob was extremely effective, easy to work with and frequently went above and beyond to provide the support we required within a challenging timeframe.

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    • He provides good client service and we feel confident in trusting his advice.

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