The commercial litigation team at Prosperity Law LLP, which is co-led by Andrew Farrell and Edward Smethurst, handles various complex commercial disputes. Farrell’s broad practice covers corporate, shareholder and professional negligence disputes as well as insurance coverage issues and defamation work, while Smethurst acts for a roster of publicly listed and private companies. Paul Magee, who joined from Linder Myers Solicitors in May 2023, has extensive expertise in professional negligence claims relating to the property sector as well as commercial lease disputes, forfeiture and possession dilapidation claims, and restrictive covenant disputes.
Testimonials
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‘Prosperity Law offers a very personal service and you feel they really care about how the case affects the client on a day to day basis. Potential clients would find the team are very knowledgeable in their field and that they think outside the box when dealing with difficult issues.'
‘Andrew Farrell has been very supportive and always finds time to explain and discuss complicated legal points. We are kept up to date with any developments in our case.’
Key clients
- Hope Capital Limited
- Trafalgar Insurance Co Limited
Work highlights
- Acting for Hope Capital, a short-term bridging lender, on the enforcement of a judgment obtained for c£2.8m against a guarantor after the borrower defaulted and is insolvent.
- Representing TST (UK) Ltd in court proceedings brought against it by Coca Cola for alleged non-payment for goods.