In the face of disputes, having a skilled dispute resolution lawyer by your side is essential. Our team excels in assessing merits and providing strategic advice to achieve a commercial resolution promptly. In the modern era, resolving contentious matters within an appropriate costs budget is crucial, and our proactive, commercially-minded, and realistic dispute resolution lawyers are up to the task.
We recommend strategies for early dispute resolution through negotiation, mediation, and early neutral evaluation. If a satisfactory agreement is not attainable, our lawyers efficiently pursue proceedings before the courts, tribunals, or arbitration panels. Our experience extends to litigation in national courts across various jurisdictions and international disputes involving multiple jurisdictions.
With a growing international capability, our formidable team of international arbitration practitioners specialises in major arbitral forums, handling diverse disputes such as those related to international trade and construction projects.
Our expertise includes the enforcement of judgments and arbitral awards, including successfully obtaining interim remedies like freezing orders. Spencer West boasts specialist teams across a variety of industries and sectors.
Please visit the following pages for more information on specialist areas:
- Early resolution strategies through negotiation, mediation and early neutral evaluation
- Litigation before the County and High Courts, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court and Privy Council
- Pre-contractual negotiations and advisory work
- Professional negligence
- Insurance claims
- General commercial contract claims
- International trade disputes
- Shareholder disputes
- Proceedings in major international arbitration fora including the ICC, LCIA, DIFC, SCC and ICSID (as well as before ad hoc tribunals)
- Enforcement (incuding internationally) of judgments, arbitral awards, and interim remedies
Our dispute resolution lawyers bring extensive experience in their practice areas and sectors, collaborating to provide relevant specialist expertise, resources, and sector knowledge for each matter. Specialised fields in our Commercial Disputes team include:
Efficiently addressing coverage disputes, claim denials, and liability concerns, our team combines industry expertise with strategic resolution techniques.
Specialising in major forums such as ICC, LCIA, DIFC, SCC, ICSID, and Ad Hoc tribunals, we navigate complex cross-border disputes across all sectors with a focus on enforceable outcomes. We guide clients through the intricacies of international arbitration, offering strategic advice, meticulous preparation, and effective representation.
REPUTATION MANAGEMENT
We protect reputations with fast, targeted action across media, online platforms and the courts. We speak with journalists to ensure your position is heard and to stop private, confidential or defamatory material before publication. If harmful content appears, we move quickly to correct or remove it and pursue legal action when needed, including urgent injunctions.
MEDIATORS AND INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATORS
Our accomplished team of mediators and international arbitrators provides a wealth of experience in facilitating and resolving disputes through alternative dispute mechanisms, serving as impartial third parties with expertise in various industries and forums including ICC, LCIA, DIFC, SCC and ICSID. We bring a nuanced understanding to complex cross-border disputes and are experienced in the international enforcement of arbitral awards.
Meet our team
