Lawyers

Geraint Davies

Geraint Davies

Howes Percival LLP, East Midlands

Work Department

Dispute Resolution & Litigation

Position

Geraint heads up Howes Percival’s Litigation and Insolvency practice group and has over twenty years' experience in dealing with high-value commercial and property litigation disputes.

He acts on behalf of a wide range of commercial clients, ranging from major PLCs to owner managed businesses. He regularly deals with complex High Court and cross border litigation as well as helping clients to resolve problems by alternative dispute resolution including mediation. His caseload includes helping clients to bring and defend contractual and tortious claims and advising in relation to corporate and partnership disputes. He is also experienced in dealing with property disputes and has acted for HMRC in relation to complex civil fraud claims.

Geraint moved from a London firm to join Howes Percival in 1996. Since then, he has helped to develop a large and experienced litigation team across the firm, becoming the litigation practice group leader in 2012. He has been a member of Howes Percival’s board since 2014 and became the firm’s Chairperson in 2020.

Geraint is recognised by the Legal 500 as a leading individual in commercial litigation.

Career

2002 - Present: Howes Percival LLP, Partner 1998 - 2002: Howes Percival LLP, Associate Solicitor 1996 - 1998: Howes Percival LLP, Assistant Solicitor 1995 - 1996: Reid Minty, Assistant Solicitor 1993 - 1995: Mackrell, Turner, Garrett, Assistant Solicitor 1991 - 1993: Mackrell, Turner, Garrett, Trainee Solicitor

Education

Kingston Grammar School; Manchester Polytechnic (1988 LLB); Guildford College of Law (LSF 1989).

Leisure

Cycling, golf, rugby.

Mentions

Dispute resolution • East Midlands

Commercial litigation: elsewhere in the East Midlands

Hall of fame
Private client • East Midlands

Contentious trusts and probate

Real estate • East Midlands

Property litigation

Hall of fame