Commercial Litigation

London
John Sykes has done an excellent job of building a strong and growing litigation group at Charles Russell LLP. Outstanding work for Ominex by Sykes and Jonathan Ellis has ensured that the firm gains referrals from other big-name City firms. The team also acts for Campbell Irvine and Faber Music.

Cheltenham
Charles Russell LLP's dispute resolution group, which is led by the 'tenacious, fearless and very thorough' Peter Scandrett, reports an increase in the number of international disputes it has been handling, and has acted on the enforcement of judgments in foreign jurisdictions such as Cyprus and Italy. Patrick Gearon, who is 'a good negotiator able to see the bigger picture', recently defended Which? Magazine against a claim brought by Rapier Limited, and acted for Flodrive Holdings - as landlords of 240 hotels leased to the Swallow Hotel Group - on the forfeiture and surrender of all leases following Swallow's administration.

Guildford
Boasting one of the largest dispute resolution teams in Surrey, Charles Russell LLP fields five partners and 14 fee-earners, with the highly regarded Duncan Elson at the helm. The firm provides 'very good quality of service', according to clients, successfully representing Rapiscan in a case against the commissioners of HM Revenue & Customs.

Duncan Elson listed as a leading individual