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Gateley Legal

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‘Very strong on legal matters’, Neil Warner leads the team at Gateley Legal alongside Stephen Goodrham, which is active in representing clients across several sectors, with expertise in manufacturing, retail, charities, pensions, sport, and recruitment. The department also regularly co-ordinates with the firm's other offices in Leeds and London. Kate Canning is a senior associate to note.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Since using the services of Gateley Legal, I have found their responsiveness to requests to be expeditious, with extensive knowledge of public procurement law. Their expert opinion is highly valued.'

  • ‘Kate Canning has consistently offered a high level of support, understanding client requirements and being sensitive to timescales. Kate is responsive and very approachable.'

  • ‘The team delivers practical and sensible advice and, in particular, their use of collaborative software helps in-house legal teams to review and submit large volumes of data, particularly in reference to due diligence and evidential tasks, with relative ease compared with standard processes.’

  • ‘Strong commercial awareness and legal knowledge.'

  • ‘Neil Warner is very strong on legal matters and is quick to grasp the commercial issues.'

  • ‘The Gatelely Birmingham team appears to have a diverse and very inclusive policy for colleagues, which makes them a pleasure to work with. More than that, however, they seem to really care about the cases they work on, and always aim to get the absolute best for their clients.’

  • 'Neil Warner and Kate Canning are very responsive and they will move heaven and earth to get the right result for their clients.'

Lawyers

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Stephen  Goodrham

Stephen Goodrham

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Steve is a partner and an expert in dealing with commercial disputes. He is a specialist in acting for businesses that need to enforce restrictive covenants, as well as professional negligence cases and disputes arising out of business sales. He also advises clients on contractual claims, and how clients should terminate particular contracts or respond to termination by other contracting parties. Steve has spent over 20 years dealing with commercial disputes He has acted for PLCs, private companies and individuals.

Leading individuals

Neil Warner

Gateley Legal

Neil specialises in commercial dispute resolution, acting for a wide range of clients in a variety of business sectors. His particular areas of specialism include breach of contract and warranty claims, breach of confidentiality, shareholder and partnership disputes. He also has a wide range of experience in obtaining emergency relief such as search and seize orders and prohibitive injunctions. Neil is a trustee of Birmingham Citizens’ Advice Bureau.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Neil Warner, Stephen Goodrham

Other key lawyers

Kate Canning