Delivering 'London quality but without the London mark-up', Michelmores LLP's commercial and regulatory disputes team is able to leverage the firm's specialist insolvency, construction, property litigation, contentious probate, and agriculture teams. Marie-Louise King's practice covers breach of contract claims, company and shareholder disputes, conflicts arising out of corporate transactions, and contentious insolvency; and Peter Sigler is head of international. 'A litigator that clients want on their side', Jonathan Kitchin heads up the department from Exeter.
Testimonials
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‘Good strength and depth in the media litigation field.’
‘Jonathan Kitchin - commercial, knowledgeable and fun to work with. Fair and transparent on fees.'
‘Jonathan Kitchin is a litigator that clients want on their side. Practical and clear, fast responses, and pragmatic.’
‘Jayne Clemens is very knowledgeable on media issues and swift and responsive for clients facing pre-publication issues and engaged in litigation.’
‘Jayne Clemens - first-rate strategic sense.'
‘Excellent team - London quality but without the London mark-up.’
‘Michelmores as a firm is pushing things forward, with sustainability and the environment one of their key differentiators. They also treat their lawyers and clients well. Forward thinking.’
‘The team works well together, despite being spread across multiple locations.’
Key clients
- Octopus Investments
- Intelsat Global Sales & Marketing
- Centek
- Sycurio
- SchoolsCompany Trust
- Burbage Realty
Work highlights
- Acting for a high-net-worth individual in a multi-million pound claim brought in the High Court against his business partner, which concerned a joint venture for the acquisition, establishment and operation of farmers' markets in Moscow.
- Acting for the e-commerce business of an internationally renowned entrepreneur, alongside a global IT business, in relation to two concurrent London-seated LCIA arbitrations that concerned the distribution of technology products in India.
- Acting for a commercial agency business in relation to a substantial contractual claim for fees and profit share, regarding the development of a large-scale commercial logistics and distribution park.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jonathan Kitchin