Litigation
High Court
We handle a wide range of litigation matters including breach of contract, fraud based claims which may require freezing orders and tracing of assets, actions involving foreign law or foreign law elements, tort, trust and constructive trust claims and many more.
The essential element of litigation, is to determine at the outset what the merits of the claims are and to keep them in mind as the litigation progresses. Too many cases, with other firms, are only assessed properly in the last few weeks before the case comes to trial, which often leaves the client with a more pessimistic view of potential outcomes when most of the expenditure for trial has been incurred. Particularly if we are considering a CFA or DBA it is essential for us to evaluate your claim in detail from the outset in order to form a realistic view of the likelihood of success of the various heads of claim and how best to pursue them.
Our City office is a few minutes walk from the Court of Appeal and Queens Bench Division in the Strand and from the Commercial Court and Chancery Division at the Rolls Buildings in Fetter Lane. This enable us to issue claims and applications and be at court speedily, without the need to charge clients for extensive traveling time.
The results below were obtained by this firm for its clients. Each is stated accurately from the court record, and each named client has consented to publication. No past result is a promise of a future one: every case turns upon its own facts.
Worldwide freezing order; £1.65 million of admitted fraud ordered repaid · 2024 to 2025
Your Ideal Ltd v Madhuker and others · KB-2024-002482
A worldwide freezing injunction obtained without notice; embezzlement of £1,651,227.62 admitted; an interim payment of £1,649,156.39 ordered, with constructive trust declarations and full tracing disclosure. The fraud was frozen, admitted, and ordered to be repaid, without a trial.
Judgment against a sovereign state, upheld · December 2023
Williams v Federal Government of Nigeria and another [2023] EWHC 3282 (Comm)
A judgment of some US$15 million defended against the Federal Government of Nigeria; the application to set aside dismissed, permission to appeal refused, and costs ordered.
Damages won at trial, with indemnity costs · December 2017
Yedina v Yedin and others [2017] EWHC 3319 (Ch)
An eleven day Chancery trial; every defence rejected and the counterclaim dismissed; damages of £2,160,869.98 with interest, indemnity costs, and freezing injunctions in aid of enforcement.
The full life of a commercial dispute
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Contractual and commercial disputes
Breach of contract, warranty and indemnity claims, disputed terminations, and disputes among shareholders and joint venturers.
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Civil fraud and asset recovery
Worldwide freezing injunctions, disclosure and tracing orders, and claims in deceit, knowing receipt and constructive trust.
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Cross border litigation
Service out of the jurisdiction, contested questions of jurisdiction and service, and claims against sovereign states.
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Enforcement of judgments
Freezing orders in aid of execution, charging orders, third party debt orders, writs of control, and enforcement abroad.
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Trusts, tort and Chancery business
Claims in tort, claims concerning trusts, and the general business of the Chancery Division.
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Resolution without trial
We negotiate from strength, from a case prepared as if for trial, and advise settlement whenever it serves the client better than judgment.
How we charge
Fixed fees or hourly rates, with a written estimate at the outset and at every change of scope; and, in appropriate cases, conditional fee agreements or damages based agreements.
See our published pricing →Consult us before the dispute hardens.
A candid opinion on the merits, taken early, is the least expensive advice you will ever receive.
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