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Sydney Mitchell LLP
CHATTOCK HOUSE
346 STRATFORD ROAD
SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL
B90 3DN
England

Work Department

Dispute Resolution

Position

Senior Associate Solicitor, Sydney Mitchell LLP

Career

Areas of work include:
  • International shareholder/director disputes
  • Injunctions – Resisting sale of property portfolio by LPA receivers, WFO dissipation of funds and assets
  • Contractual disputes
  • Personal and corporate insolvency – Setting aside statutory demands, presenting and defending bankruptcy petitions and winding up petitions
  • Professional negligence – claims against solicitors
  • Property Litigation – Removal of charges and restrictions, Service Charge disputes, specific performance of sale contract
  • Contested Probate – Inheritance Act 1975 claims, Proprietory and promissory estoppel, removal of trustees
  • TOLATA Claims
  • Kin Enquiry
  • Mediation

Lawyer Rankings

West Midlands > Real estate > Property litigation

Consistently advising private clients, landlords and bridging lenders, Sydney Mitchell LLP stands out for its knowledge on service charge arrears, enforcement of restrictive covenants and ownership disputes. With the team being based out of Birmingham, Leanne Schneider-Rose leads, bringing in-depth expertise in contentious insolvency cases to the practice, whilst Ian Sheppard focuses on dilapidation claims and lease renewals.

West Midlands > Insurance > Professional negligence

Dean Parnell and Ian Sheppard jointly lead the team at Sydney Mitchell LLP, which advises individuals who have personally suffered from a solicitor’s negligence. It also acts for some commercial organisations on various professional negligence matters.

West Midlands > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Birmingham

Sydney Mitchell LLP has ‘excellent legal knowledge’ across commercial disputes including freezing injunctions, breach of contract claims and partnership disputes. The team is headed up by ‘outstanding negotiator’ Dean Parnell, whose practice covers shareholder disputes, warranty claims, injunctive relief, contractual disputes, and partnership disputes. Ian Sheppard‘s practice spans professional negligence claims, fraudulent misrepresentation claims, claims against insurers and general contractual disputes.