Litigation & arbitration

Resolving disputes by litigation, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution is a vital part of corporate risk management and strategy. At LG, our aim is to find the best business solution through the swiftest most cost-effective route for our commercial clients. We do not see ourselves simply as litigators but as flexible problem-solvers.

We offer clients an unrivalled array of services in litigation, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution.  We have genuine specialists, who are litigators by training, who advise on the problems facing your business.  Our expertise covers, banking disputes, commercial and contractual disputes, companies and partnership issues, complex Customs and Revenue investigations, contentious trust issues, corporate finance matters, defamation and privacy, financial services and regulation, fraud and white collar crime, infringement of intellectual property rights and brand protection, product liability issues, professional negligence issues, sale of goods and warranty claims.

Experienced in managing large litigation claims, we recognise that undertaking complex and high profile cases involves the application of specialist legal skills combined with team management, cost control, client liaison and prompt reporting procedures. We aim at all times to provide commercial and practical advice adopting cost effective procedures and innovative dispute resolution techniques.

The team has an imaginative approach to all types of dispute resolution.  We have trained negotiators and mediators as well as extensive experience in arbitration. 

We can advise you on...
  • Construction arbitration 
  • Maritime arbitration (usually under London Maritime Association Rules)
  • Reinsurance arbitration
  • London based international arbitrations either on an ad hoc basis or under the auspices of bodies such as the International Chamber of Commerce, the London Court of International Arbitration, the International Centre for Settlement of International Disputes or United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
Don't just take our word for it....

"The firm had an excellent year, attracting big-name clients such as Inbev and Indian technology company Wipro." The Legal 500 2007

"Lawrence Graham’s 13-partner commercial litigation group provides “sound advice and achieves highly satisfactory conclusions” in a range of markets. The practice has always contained a rich seam of insurance expertise, but in recent years it has branched out into disputes on the regulatory side. Elsewhere, the group has made advances in the competition arena and is undertaking an ever-increasing number of instructions in the context of customs and excise and commercial fraud." Chambers UK 2008

The firm was recently recognised for its litigation work at The Lawyer Awards 2007, Second Runner-up, Litigation Team of the Year: "LG's innovation in Safe Solution Accounting Ltd's administration application (2006) has saved courts and clients both time and money by finding a way to file 844 administrations in one. This innovation was an insolvency first, with the team advising long-term client, Grant Thornton on the simultaneous administration of more than 800 companies. The companies were the subject of an investigation conducted by HM Revenue & Customs for £30m of unpaid tax."