Praised by clients for its ‘superb in-depth knowledge’, Shoosmiths LLP maintains its strong focus on the financial services and e-commerce sectors, notably acting for Stonegate and Deliveroo. Practice co-head Andrew Whalley joined the group from DWF in November 2023, contributing his vast knowledge of tech and telecoms disputes, and data breach claims. Co-head Luke Stubbs leads the firm’s fintech group, handling a broad range of issues concerning payment services, IT platforms, and data protection compliance.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Superb in-depth knowledge.’

  • ‘Luke Stubbs is excellent in finding a practical way through any sticking points.’
  • ‘Exceptional service and value driven.’

  • ‘Honest, great listeners and deliver value.’

  • ‘The team were incredibly supportive and knowledgeable in a work stream that we worked together on. They really helped with bringing the actions forward and moving things along.’

  • ‘Christian Cockcroft is competent and knowledgeable.'

Key clients

  • Two B2B Limited
  • Volkswagen Group
  • ABN Amro
  • Dealsplus
  • Deliveroo
  • B&M Retail
  • Elementar
  • Jensten Group
  • Lifeways
  • Stonegate
  • Unisystems
  • Volkswagen Financial Services
  • Virgin Media O2

Work highlights

  • Acting for Stonegate in its roll-out of a new customer app based loyalty system including payment card linking.
  • Advising an engineering business and its group companies on a range of technology related matters include the procurement of a new payroll system and a new ERP solution.
  • Advising a European Bank on the terms of a new procurement of a payment verification system as part of the “Confirmation of Payee” scheme.

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Luke Stubbs, Andrew Whalley

Other key lawyers

Christian Cockroft