01 — MATTERS HANDLED
120+
Across business, disputes, private clients, employment and property.
02 — RESOLVED WITHOUT COURT
78%
Of disputes settled by negotiation or mediation.
03 — MEDIAN DURATION
11 wks
From first call to signed outcome.
04 — JURISDICTIONS
06
Cross-border matters with trusted partner firms.
01 / Featured
Featured matter.
CASE 01 · DISPUTES · 9 WEEKS
DISPUTESFAMILY COMPANY
SHAREHOLDER DEADLOCK RESOLVED without COURT
SITUATIONTwo 50/50 founders stopped speaking. Board decisions froze and a key contract was about to lapse.APPROACHWe used the agreement’s own deadlock clause, valued the shares independently and ran a two-day mediation.OUTCOMEBuy-out agreed in 9 weeks. No proceedings issued.
“We kept the company and, somehow, the friendship.”
02 / All cases
All matters.
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SHAREHOLDER DEADLOCK RESOLVED WITHOUT COURT
Buy-out agreed in 9 weeks9 WEEKSLEAD · HART
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CROSS-BORDER ACQUISITION FOR A FAMILY COMPANY
Closed on schedule in two jurisdictions16 WEEKSLEAD · MERCER
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EXECUTIVE EXIT NEGOTIATED IN FULL
Package agreed, no litigation5 WEEKSLEAD · OKAFOR
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CONTESTED ESTATE SETTLED BETWEEN SIBLINGS
Agreement signed, relationships intact12 WEEKSLEAD · LINDQVIST
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COMMERCIAL LEASE RENEGOTIATED MID-TERM
Rent cut by 22% with a new break clause7 WEEKSLEAD · MERCER
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SUPPLIER CLAIM DEFEATED AT FIRST HEARING
Claim struck out, costs recovered20 WEEKSLEAD · HART
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FOUNDER AGREEMENT REBUILT BEFORE SERIES A
Round closed with clean terms6 WEEKSLEAD · MERCER
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SUCCESSION PLAN FOR A THIRD-GENERATION BUSINESS
Ownership passed on without dispute14 WEEKSLEAD · LINDQVIST
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TEAM MOVE DEFENDED FOR A GROWING FIRM
Injunction refused, team retained4 WEEKSLEAD · OKAFOR
03 / How we measure
Honest numbers.
NO CHERRY-PICKING
ANONYMISED, WITH CONSENT
Every case is published only with the client’s written permission. Names and identifying details are changed.
OUTCOMES, STATED PLAINLY
We describe what actually happened — including what it cost and how long it took — not what we hoped for.
CHECKED BY THE PARTNER
The lead partner on each matter signs off the summary. Figures are reviewed every year.
Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every matter depends on its own facts.
04 / Clients
In their words.
EACH QUOTE IS TIED TO A CASE
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They told us the truth about our case on day one — and then won it exactly the way they said they would.
ON CASE 06
Marcus BellFOUNDER, ARDEN ROBOTICS -
We kept the company and, somehow, the friendship. I did not think both were possible.
ON CASE 01
Tomas ReyesCO-FOUNDER, FAMILY COMPANY -
Calm, discreet and always a step ahead. My family still talks to each other.
ON CASE 03
Helen AshbyPRIVATE CLIENT
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