Pinsent Masons LLP has experience acting for state entities, commercial organisations, regulatory bodies, and quasi-state entities before the High Court, the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court and the ECJ. Department head Nick Bamford joined the team in November 2023 from DLA Piper, and has notable expertise in project and manufacturing disputes. Andrew Herring has significant experience in interim court applications, and Anthony Minnis routinely litigates contractual disputes with particular strength in the science, industry, and technology sectors.
Testimonials
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‘Pinsent Masons, Birmingham practice seeks to stay at the cutting edge of developments in business, regulation and litigation. They are excellent at keep their finger on the litigation pulse and keeping clients and prospective clients informed and briefed.’
‘Andrew Herring stands out for his innovative approach to identifying litigation risk and is willing to work with experts in other disciplines to address it early on.’
Key clients
- Skatteforvaltningen (the Danish Customs and Tax Administration)
- University of Birmingham
Work highlights
- Acted for the Secretary of State for Health & Social Care in a high-profile Judicial Review relating to allegations of forced labour and modern slavery in the supply of surgical and medical rubber gloves to the NHS during the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Acted for an asset finance company in litigation relating to an alleged multi-million pound breach of contract product liability claim brought by a household name warehouse operator in connection with a fatal incident caused by an allegedly defective equipment.