England - South West • Dispute resolution
Thrings LLP
Thrings LLP is commended for its ‘compendious knowledge of issues arising in the construction and real estate sectors’, with additional expertise in agriculture claims, financial services and pension litigation, intellectual property and data protection cases, and shareholder disputes. Alastair Govier, who handles financial services litigation and pension disputes, jointly leads the team alongside Mark Cullingford, who advises on insolvency mandates and financial distress issues. Russell Reeves has experience in agriculture litigation, while Megan Jefferies focuses on intellectual property and data protection cases. Praised as ’the emperor of estoppel’, Robert James is another key contact in the group.
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Testimonials
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‘A great commercial litigation team with encyclopedic legal knowledge and a strongly client centred approach.’
‘Alistair Govier is one of the best pensions solicitors in the UK. Brain the size of a planet and very keen litigation brain.’
‘Robert James is the emperor of estoppel, having been involved in most of the successful estoppel claims in recent years. A brilliant strategist who sees through both the trees and the wood to the clear uplands beyond.’
‘The firm has an excellent client base that compares favourably with any competitor and operate over a broad area. Its size and resourcing enables it to go toe-to-toe with national and London firms. It has compendious knowledge of issues arising in the construction and real estate sectors, gets to grips with cases quickly and is extremely pro-active.’
Key clients
- Stonebridge Colleges (Publishing) Limited
- Lovehoney
- Learn Direct
- AirTanker Services Ltd
- The Government of Romania
- Newland Homes Limited
- Sinewave Energy Solutions Ltd
- Queensberry Promotions Limited
- Truespeed Communications Limited
- Teleperformance Contact Limited
Work highlights
- Representing the Government of Romania in relation to proceedings in the Supreme Court concerning the enforcement of an international arbitration award.
- Representing a farming family in the Supreme Court proceedings known as Guest v Guest, which has become a leading authority on promissory estoppel claims.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Alastair Govier, Mark Cullingford