Paul Kite leads the strong commercial litigation team fielded by IBB Law, lending his expertise to commercial contracts, shareholder and board room disputes, commercial fraud and product liability, particularly in the automotive, manufacturing and distribution, and professional services sectors. The practice group-at-large has garnered praise as a ‘perfectly formed team’, with Sarah Jackson singled out as a ’heavyweight litigator’ and ‘technically excellent, thorough, tenacious and passionate in fighting her clients’ cases’. Jackson is highly regarded in the region for her expertise in business litigation, company and partnership disputes, commercial contracts, civil fraud, insolvency and insurance disputes.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘A small but perfectly formed team, comprising heavyweight litigators like the excellent Sarah Jackson.’

  • ‘Sarah Jackson is the stand out star of the team. She is technically excellent, thorough, tenacious and passionate in fighting her clients' cases. She is also a caring mentor to juniors in the team and very well respected by her peers.She is also a huge supporter of women in the profession.’

  • ‘IBB's commercial offering has gone from strength to strength, in particular their franchising department headed by Russell Ford. They are one of the best out there, with huge amounts of experience in contentious and non-contentious matters, fielding an strong team offering from junior associate to partner.’

  • ‘Russell Ford is an exceptional lawyer who I cannot more highly recommend for inclusion in the directory. He is a titan in the franchising world, a hugely knowledgeable and dynamic lawyer.'

  • ‘Sarah Jackson is a very hands on lawyer, very personable and clearly gets very involved in her client's cases. You don't get many firms in the Greater London area outside of central London with the contacts, expertise and experience in complex commercial and insolvency litigation, but IBB is clearly one of those firms.’

  • ‘Small practice but punch above their weight on capability and strength in depth for commercial and litigation.’

  • ‘Paul Kite is smart, commercial and pragmatic. Cuts through complex information quickly and accurately, attention to detail but can see the bigger picture.’

Key clients

  • Renault UK
  • Woods Food Service
  • Renault Retail Group UK
  • Interpath Advisory
  • LA Micro Group (UK)
  • Tandem Property Asset Management LLP
  • Quantuma Advisory Ltd
  • Patek Phillipe
  • Cove Communities Management
  • Dwyer UK Franchising (Neighbourly Group)

Lawyers

Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Paul Kite

Other key lawyers

Sarah Jackson, Russell Ford, Lynsey Smith, Ayushi Chadha