Freeths LLP pulls together an impressive contentious offering with industrial and technology disputes standing out as core areas of expertise for the team. Judicial review proceedings, shareholder disputes and pensions litigations make up some of the unit’s varied caseload. Practice head James Berry is noted for being ‘calm, controlled, clever and hard-working.’ In addition to his far-reaching experience in commercial disputes, the Sheffield-based practitioner is equipped to deal with enforcement and insolvency-related issues. Ciaran Dearden is another core member of the group and is praised for his ’strong understanding of the law and commercial realities’.
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‘James Berry and Ciaran Dearden pulled off an amazing effort in getting substantial disclosure done at breakneck speed. They are careful, conscientious and committed to achieving the client's goals.’
‘James Berry is great. Very calm, controlled, clever and hardworking.’
‘Outstanding levels of service. Superb, frequent, proactive, clear-English communication. Proactive with scenario planning and clear advice to assist decision-making. A fantastic experience with James Berry and Gary Duffy ’
‘James Berry and Garry Duffy were both absolutely superb.’
‘Ciaran Deardon has a strong understanding of the law and the commercial realities that present themselves in litigation.'
Kernmandanten
- Advanced Alloys Limited
- Begbies Traynor (SY) LLP
- Queenscourt Limited (trading as QFM Group)
- Canning Conveyor Co. Limited
- Spencer Technologies Inc
- Clear Line Maintenance Ltd
- Ant Marketing Limited
- Evenort Limited
- MGS Technical Plastics Limited
- Aldi Stores Limited
Highlight-Mandate
- Acting for a national insolvency practitioner in respect of complex litigation involving a large construction company (with turnover in excess of £80m prior to liquidation).
- Acting for the shareholder of a leading well-known international hotels brand valued at circa €65m in a cross-border shareholder and director dispute which involves issues of diversion of business opportunities, misfeasance, misappropriation, fraud and tax evasion.
- Acting for a major supplier to the bulk handling industry with a circa £600,000 professional negligence claim against a firm of structural engineers in relation to the catastrophic failure of a ship-to-shore conveyor at a major shipping port.
Anwält*innen
Führende Partner*innen
Die stärksten Partner*innen ihres Praxisbereichs, die eine führende Rolle in signifikanten Mandaten einnehmen und weitreichende Anerkennung unter Wettbewerbern und Mandanten genießen.
Führende Associates
Führende Associates sind regelmäßig an zentralen Mandaten des Teams beteiligt und erhalten positives Feedback von Wettbewerbern oder Mandanten.
Ciaran Dearden
Gary Duffy
Praxisleitung
James Berry
Weitere Kernanwält*innen
Ciaran Dearden; Gary Duffy