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Griffin Law

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Dispute resolution boutique Griffin Law, which operates out of West Malling in Kent, fields ‘extremely knowledgeable and sophisticated litigators who focus on the best possible commercial outcomes’ with knowledge of partnership and shareholder disputes, trade mark and copyright infringement claims, and breaches of commercial contracts. The team is co-headed by the ’unflappable’ Neil Kelley, who demonstrates ‘a real commitment to cases and clients’; Mark Edmonds, who is ’commercially aware’ and offers a breadth of litigation experience spanning property, insolvency and debt recovery matters; and CMC registered mediator Andrew Macleod.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Griffin Law continues to offer a City of London level of boutique litigation service from Kent. It is staffed by extremely knowledgeable and sophisticated litigators who focus on the best possible commercial outcomes for their clients.’
  • ‘The practice has an exceptional team ethic and a very positive approach in everything they do. I am always confident they will be honest about the prospect of success and completely open about costs versus benefits.’
  • ‘Communication is key to us and they have never failed us.’
  • ‘Donal Blaney, the firm's founder, is hugely experienced, well-connected and utterly tenacious in support of his clients. Mark Edmonds is enormously commercially aware and extremely adept at identifying and achieving desirable commercial outcomes. Clients appreciate his candid and clear advice. Neil Kelley is unflappable, putting clients at ease and helping them find a way through even the most difficult and complex of situations.’
  • ‘We can't speak highly enough of both Mark Edmonds and James Day. Every step has been discussed with us to come to a decision with our claim. They take some stress out of the situation by being supportive and to some extent taking control of what is a very difficult time for us.’
  • ‘The advice and expertise of the practitioners that I have dealt with are excellent. They also show real commitment. Neil Kelley has an in-depth knowledge of litigation and the law and demonstrates a real commitment to cases and clients.’
  • ‘The personal touch that Griffin Law provide in dealing with legal matters stands out. They make themselves available on short notice to attend to internal and external meetings to provide support and guidance on the best route to proceed with, giving a fair judgement on the position during all legal matters.’
  • ‘I have instructed Mark Edmonds on various large contentious matters. His no nonsense, straight talking attitude towards these matters has resulted in them all being resolved positively and cost effectively.’

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Neil Kelley, Mark Edmonds, Andrew Macleod

Other key lawyers

Donal Blaney, James Day, Holly Jones