‘Powerful and cost effective’ - these are the hallmarks of our established dispute resolution and commercial litigation team.

We cover a wide range of areas, including:

• Complex contractual disputes
• Shareholder disputes
• Professional negligence claims
• Property and construction disputes
• Landlord and tenant related matters
• Defamation claims
• Enforcement of intellectual property rights

We appreciate our clients' interests need to be vigorously pursued at all times, always bearing in mind the commercial realities of their position.  The combined skills and experience of our dispute resolution team are a force to be reckoned with across a broad range of industry sectors.  We also have substantial experience of the appropriate use of mediation and other dispute resolution methods.

In all cases, our focus is on assisting our clients to find the most commercially advantageous outcome to their dispute.

The Legal 500 says:-

"hlw Commercial Lawyers LLP is increasingly visible in the region, and was boosted by the recruitment of Ian McCombie to the Leeds office in 2008.  The team has experience in multi-party shareholder disputes, and also handled some significant construction claims over the year.  Simon Lockley leads the Sheffield practice and is highly rated by clients."