Litigation and dispute resolution

Maitland Walker has a highly rated practice in litigation and dispute resolution. The 2007 law directory, Legal 500, judges that “Maitland Walker’s skills in the courtroom are quite exceptional [and that] clients are impressed by the way in which they are made to feel an integral part of the team”.

Our primary concern is to resolve disputes as quickly and advantageously as possible, always weighing the possible outcomes against the costs and risks of litigation. We represent clients in both the High Court and County Court, but are equally willing to use Alternative Dispute Resolution mechanisms such as mediation to achieve the best solution. 

We consistently provide our clients with excellent legal advice and value for money.

The type of cases in which we act include:

• Contractual claims
• Shareholder disputes
• Company and partnership disputes
• Professional negligence claims
• Financial services
• Property disputes
• Intellectual property

For further information please contact Rupert Croft or Hilary Coles.

Examples of significant recent cases include:

• Landmark case on damages for infringement of competition law before the Court of Appeal and House of Lords (Crehan v. Inntrepreneur).
• Representing trademark owner in multinational trademark dispute involving proceedings before the EC Trade Mark Office and the Court of First Instance.
• Representing international association of publishers of scientific, technical and medical journals in complaint against the German Government for defective implementation of the Copyright Directive EC 2001/29.
• Representing British parallel importers of pharmaceuticals in trade mark proceedings arising out of parallel trade.
• Worldwide freezing injunctions on behalf of victims of international fraud.
• Shareholders disputes, including petitions for unfair prejudice under section 459, Companies Act 1985.
  
• Construction arbitration.