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Clarion Offices

Clarion
ELIZABETH HOUSE
13-19 QUEEN STREET
LEEDS
LS1 2TW
England
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Dominic Higham

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Work Department

Litigation.

Position

A commercial contracts dispute resolution specialist with a wealth of experience in assisting Government bodies and large corporate institutions in managing technology & outsourcing contracts and disputes.  Dominic assists clients in contract drafting, contract management, supplier/customer management, issue resolution and full-scale £multi-billion commercial disputes, both in the UK and internationally. HM Government/Technology/Healthcare: advising in relation to issues and disputes arising out of IT and outsourcing contracts with international suppliers which have been the subject of media speculation over many years. The settlement of the CSC disputes secured a £1bn write down on the value of CSC’s contract with the Department. HM Government / Technology / Healthcare: advising in relation to headline-grabbing on-going issues and disputes arising out of IT and outsourcing contracts including Atos regarding NHS IT Systems and Intersystems regarding hospital implementations in the Middle East.

Career

Trained Dechert LLP; qualified 1998; DLA Piper, Leeds, 1998; partner Clarion 2014.

Languages

French, German, Spanish.

Memberships

Society for Computers and Law

Education

Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Blackburn; University of the West of England, York College of Law: LLB Law, French and German, 2:1, 1994, LPC, 1996.

Leisure

Cooking, walking, football, tennis.

Lawyer Rankings

Yorkshire and the Humber > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire

The ‘excellent team‘ at Clarion assists with matters spanning technology-related disputes, post-M&A indemnity claims, and an array of international disputes. The outfit has additionally seen an increase in work relating to the sports sector with instructions from sports regulatory bodies, sporting clubs and stadia among its recent mandates. Simon Young spearheads the offering and has a proven track record in motor racing-related disputes. ‘Rainmaker’ and accredited mediator David Williams is versed in the intricacies of product recall litigations. Dominic Higham works extensively on outsourcing disputes. Emma Lowe specialises in contentious insolvency matters. Kayleigh Fantoni is a further name to note.

Yorkshire and the Humber > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms

Clarion is well equipped to advise on and negotiate commercial agreements related to outsourcings, the procurement of IT infrastructure and strategic partnerships for clients across the IT, retail, pharmaceuticals and telecoms spaces. The team is jointly led by Matthew Hattersley, who advises on commercial, technology and outsourcing contracts as well as on related data privacy matters, while Dominic Higham covers contentious work, among which are commercial, outsourcing and supply contract disputes. David Cunningham is a key practitioner, who is praised for his ‘robust knowledge base from years of experience’. Charlie Smith left the firm in October 2023.

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