Commercial Dispute Resolution
At IBB, we recognise the importance of understanding your business objectives from the outset. We know that litigation is an unwelcome distraction from your business. We see ourselves as an extension to your organisation, working with you to resolve disputes quickly and cost-effectively, leaving you free to concentrate on more important matters.
Our Commercial Dispute Resolution team has extensive experience of dealing with a wide range of complex claims. It is rated by the Legal 500, an independent guide to the legal profession, as being in the first (top) tier in the region.
The 2011 Chambers and Partners directory entry states that the team:
"punches way above its weight and consistently provides excellent advice." Clients note the team's strategic input, saying that its lawyers "always manage to plot the best course”.
We try to settle disputes through negotiation at the earliest possible stage and where appropriate, we encourage the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution processes, including mediation, to achieve the swift and cost-effective resolution of disputes. A number of our senior lawyers are ADR Group Accredited Mediators.
Where litigation is necessary, we have the expertise to take the most complex disputes to trial and achieve the best result for you. In all these matters, technically excellent and commercially aware lawyers will give you clear and pragmatic advice. A partner will manage all cases.
Range of advice
- Commercial contracts, shareholder, partnership and boardroom disputes
- Real estate disputes involving commercial and residential developments
- Landlord and tenant disputes involving dilapidations, rent reviews, service charges and lease renewals
- Insurance and re-insurance litigation
- Banking litigation
- E-commerce and IT disputes
- Professional negligence disputes
- Insolvency and bankruptcy
- Cross border sale of goods and debt recovery
- Commercial fraud
- EC and competition law
- Franchising
- Intellectual property
Additional support
Our In-house Lawyers' Club provides regular seminars on areas of interest to in-house lawyers and other professionals who need to keep up-to-date with legal developments. We can also provide you with regular newsletters and email news alerts as appropriate.
The Legal 500 in 2011 says:
"The ‘professional and thorough’ IBB (Iliffes Booth Bennett) handles a range of commercial cases, notably shareholder disputes and corporate fraud matters, and has expertise in the transport, healthcare and hotel sectors. The team was recently reappointed to handle all contentious work for Renault UK. Practice head Paul Kite is recommended."
Chambers in 2011 says:
"This growing team advises corporate and commercial clients, including household names, on a wide range of complex contractual and business disputes. It also undertakes IT and IP dispute work, franchising disputes, debt recovery, professional negligence, commercial fraud and shareholder / partnership disputes. The team includes a number of qualified commercial mediators and promotes a flexible approach to dispute resolution."
