Litigation
UK Guide 2025 : Thames Valley
Band 2
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(03700) 868800About
Provided by Shoosmiths LLP
Our dispute resolution and litigation lawyers are adept at mitigating risk and meeting the rapidly evolving litigation challenges of business today
At a time when businesses continue to face complex geopolitical, environmental and technological challenges, many rightly anticipate increasing caseloads alongside escalating litigation costs.
By bringing together our litigation experts from areas including insolvency, tax, employment, IP, regulatory, real estate and commercial litigation we provide holistic, strategic and pragmatic advice to help you meet these complex challenges. We employ sector and practice specialists with the collective market knowledge to be able to anticipate and minimise risk and, avoid disputes arising.
Where disputes do arise, we work with our clients to provide strategic and specialist guidance to resolve them swiftly on favourable commercial terms or put them in the best possible position to win if contested.
Our litigation teams work with some of the world’s most exciting and rapidly growing businesses, particularly in areas including financial services disputes and investigations, technology, automotive and real estate disputes.
Chambers Review
Shoosmiths has a strong regional presence in the Thames Valley and a robust litigation group handling a broad range of cases. The team's expertise includes disputes concerning commercial contracts and agreements, director and shareholder disputes and procurement-related litigation. It represents UK-based and international companies, as well as individuals. Clients benefit from the firm's extensive UK network alongside its experience in cross-border matters.
Work Highlights
- Shoosmiths acted for Tulip Trading in a fiduciary and tortious duties dispute surrounding the ownership of digital assets worth around £4.5 billion held in two addresses.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Shoosmiths has an excellent and responsive team: totally on top of the work. The firm provides a good offering of high-quality individuals with great work produced in the appropriate time."
"They never leave you feeling out of your depth and guide you through each step of the process clearly and with due level of expectation."
"When legal issues require deeper expertise in commercial or contract law to support our cases, they are able to quickly draw upon a wealth of colleagues who are experts in their fields."
"The team really knows its stuff and was very time-conscious - thorough and professional too."
"Shoosmiths has an excellent and responsive team: totally on top of the work. The firm provides a good offering of high-quality individuals with great work produced in the appropriate time."
"They never leave you feeling out of your depth and guide you through each step of the process clearly and with due level of expectation."
"When legal issues require deeper expertise in commercial or contract law to support our cases, they are able to quickly draw upon a wealth of colleagues who are experts in their fields."
"The team really knows its stuff and was very time-conscious - thorough and professional too."
Notable Practitioners
Fleur Turrington is well regarded for her expertise in commercial litigation, such as shareholder disputes and procurement-related cases. She leads the dispute resolution team at Shoosmiths in Reading.
"Fleur is very experienced and absolutely lovely to work with. She's incredibly supportive and a hands-on partner."
"Fleur Turrington provides impeccable service and professionalism. She is extremely knowledgeable on the processes and timescales involved in our challenge."
"She offers exceptional advice and guidance while also being very patient and understanding of our aims and goals, explaining points of law."
"Fleur Turrington is a hugely knowledgeable and user-friendly solicitor you want on your side."
Aimee Cook is a senior associate at Shoosmiths in Reading. She has particular expertise in public procurement contracts, judicial reviews and shareholder disputes.
"Aimee is a really strong, hard-working, client-focused litigator who is very flexible and easy to work with."
"Aimee Cook is a really impressive senior associate. She produces excellent work, is great with clients and very confident. She's just a really impressive individual."
"She is super confident and capable, really great with clients and is always on the money in terms of her views."
"She drives the case forward and is always looking to get the quickest resolution for the client."
Ranked Lawyers at
Shoosmiths LLP
Thames Valley
Clients
Provided by Shoosmiths LLP
COTY UK & Ireland Limited (trading as Wella)
CSC Computer Sciences Limited
Chubb Europe Insurance Group
HDI Gerling Insurance Limited
Tingdene Parks Limited