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DMH Stallard help commercial organisations protect their brands and commercial reputations. Our commercial litigation lawyers use defamation and privacy laws to deal with unjustified attacks whether they originate online or from more traditional media. We also help businesses manage their reputations proactively to minimise the threat of reputational damage.
Our focus is you
Unjustified attacks on your reputation and not just hurtful, they are damaging.
Our defamation lawyers act for corporate and individual clients whose brands or reputations have come under unjustified attack, whatever the medium used. We are experienced in the laws relating to defamation and malicious falsehood.
We act quickly to identify and engage with the wrongdoers and curb their behaviour.
Projects are led by specialist litigation lawyers who are experienced at handling complex disputes and understand how to effectively use the laws of defamation, reputation management, breach of confidence and privacy to your advantage.
Our commercial teams are ranked in the top legal directories that include Chambers and Partners (Band 2) and Legal 500 (Tier 2), whilst the firm is also recognised as a Leading Firm in both directories.
We have offices based in London and other locations across the South-east which include Gatwick and Crawley, Hassocks, Horsham, Brighton and Guildford.
Please note that visits to our office is by appointment only. If you require legal advice please contact one of our commercial litigation solicitors via our online enquiry form.
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Sectors
Conveyancing negligence – failure to identify split title
A claim against a conveyancer for failing to identify that part of a residential property, including much of the garden, was held on a short lease with no prospect of renewal. Claim valued at £150,000.
Failure to advise on limitation in an international dispute
A claim against solicitors for failing to advise on limitation periods, which meant claims arising from an overseas joint venture became time-barred. Claim value approx. €7,000,000.
High value claim
Defending a claim arising out of the design, construction, procurement, commissioning and installation of cooling units at data centre halls: £77m.
Negligence claim against solicitors
Claim against solicitors for drafting errors in a Share Purchase Agreement: £4.5m.
Joint venture agreement losses
A claim pursuant to personal guarantees for losses arising out of a Joint Venture Agreement: £7m.
Fraud
A claim for fraud arising out of the dishonest diversion of business, clients and income by the Managing Director and others: £3,000,000.
Shareholder dispute
Defending a claim in the London Court of International Arbitration regarding a dispute by a former shareholder who claimed his shares were unlawfully purchased from him by the company: £3.3m.
High value risk mitigation
Assisting a national PLC with an ongoing project to address a myriad of financial and regulatory issues. We have worked with this client to identify and rectify these issues so as to achieve the client’s objectives in a cost-effective manner whilst successfully managing what could have been significant potential reputational risk for our client.
Dispute Resolution and Commercial Litigation Lawyers
Complex charity trust advice
Assisting a development company by advising trustees on matters concerning a charity’s current status, particularly focusing on complications arising from the charity’s premises and a potential joint venture. The matter involved challenges relating to issues around the renewal of a lease, resulting in the trustees taking out a substantial loan.
Dispute Resolution and Commercial Litigation Lawyers
High value shareholder dispute
Acting for a construction company in a shareholder dispute and facing an unfair prejudice petition under the Companies Act 2006 (our clients are two of seven Respondents). The case is complex and involves valuation disagreements, contractual disputes, director issues, and aviation regulations, complicated further by the involvement of multiple litigants in person. The claim value is significant, involving share capital worth up to £40m.
Dispute Resolution and Commercial Litigation Lawyers
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