Pinsent Masons LLP

Pinsent Masons LLP fields a broad commercial litigation practice, regularly acting in cases concerning breach of contract, shareholder disputes, breach of warranty claims, breach of confidence and privacy issues, insurance claims, pensions work, and insolvency proceedings. The team is headed up by Julian Diaz-Rainey, who has experience in company disputes, fraud and trust litigation and commercial disputes; he also handles injunctions and search orders. Tax litigation specialist Steven Porter has also acted in group litigation at all court levels and handled judicial review proceedings. Andrew Mitchell routinely advises corporate entities and high-net-worth individuals on commercial disputes such as warranty claims, shareholder disputes and directors’ duties cases. Katie Hancock specialises in product liability claims, while Gabrielle Armstrong and Alexander Richardson have particular expertise in sports-related matters. Sam Wardleworth has a broad practice across a wide range of tax matters with a focus on handling disputes with HMRC.