Norton Rose Fulbright
Norton Rose Fulbright is a leading firm with an impressive client base, including many leaders in their respective fields, such as PwC, Lloyds Bank, and Markel. The department is experienced at the highest levels of the UK courts, and benefits from a vast global network which covers Europe, the US, Asia, Australia, Canada, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. Team lead Michelle George is a ‘highly experienced top-class lawyer’ with thirty years of experience in handling complex, high value commercial disputes. Helen Fairhead and Katie Stephen are key names within the department. Counsel Mike George, a ’dedicated and client-focused lawyer with excellent attention to detail’, is frequently active on high value matters.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Experienced, pragmatic, analytical and commercial approach to claims.’
- ‘Michelle George is a highly experienced, top-class lawyer. She is unfazed by unexpected events, and strategic in her approach. She approaches her litigation with a realistic view of what can and cannot be achieved. Michelle is always conscious of any relevant commercial considerations which need to be taken into account.’
- ‘Norton Rose has a strong profile in professional negligence litigation, excellent and commercially astute lawyers and a client-focused and user-friendly approach.’
- ‘I would particularly recommend Michelle George and Mike George. Michelle George is an excellent and experienced strategic litigator, creative in her arguments and with first class judgment. Mike is a dedicated and client-focused lawyer with excellent attention to detail.’
Key clients
- Ward Hadaway LLP and its insurers
- Charles Russell Speechlys and Speechly Bircham and their insurers
- Bevan Brittan LLP and its insurers
- Hyperion
- Lloyds Banking Group
- Markel International Limited
- XL Catlin
- PwC
- Neon
- Osborne Clarke LLP and its insurers
- Brit Insurance
Work highlights
- Acted for Ward Hadaway LLP in defence of a professional negligence claim brought by its former client, Tanfield Group plc in respect of legal advice relating to a corporate transaction subject to AIM Rules.
- Acted for CRS in connection with High Court proceedings brought by two individuals who sold their IT business to a private equity house and were subsequently held by the Court to have been wrongfully dismissed by the company.
- Acted for Bevan Brittan LLP and their insurers in defence of High Court proceedings brought by its former client, Cheltenham Borough Council. The case concerned a high profile plot in the centre of Cheltenham that the local authority planned to develop.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Michelle George