International Litigation

Overview

Every business must be ready to defend its commercial interests, including through the courts. However, litigation is frequently a last-resort strategy, diverting time, attention, and resources from a business’ primary goal: meeting their customers’ and clients’ need for top-quality products and services.

At Crowell & Moring U.K. LLP, we understand. Our experienced litigation team works with clients at every step of the dispute-prevention and resolution process, from advising on dispute-avoidance strategies to obtaining and enforcing awards and judgments around the world. We work closely with our clients, helping them identify and balance the potential risks of litigation against the possible rewards: successfully defending hard-earned reputations, protecting financial, physical, and intellectual-property assets, and pursuing redress in and out of court.

Members of our team have worked on some of the largest litigation in the English High Court in recent years, including claims in excess of £1 billion, and have a track record of obtaining precedent-setting and frequently cited judgments, including in areas as diverse as competition law and the obligations of expert witnesses in English civil litigation.

In addition to representing clients in litigation throughout the UK, our lawyers work on disputes across the globe, including jurisdictions as diverse as Hong Kong, the People’s Republic of China, South Africa, New Zealand, the United States, and the EU. Among other high-profile, cross-border matters, we recently achieved a groundbreaking victory for our client, Dana UK Axle, that recognised our client’s commitment to manufacturing and delivering quality products, and reflects our own commitment to client collaboration.

Experience across a wide range of sectors and subjects

We have worked with our clients to resolve disputes involving an extraordinary array of industries, including the following:

Automotive manufacturing and components
Aviation and aerospace
Banking and financial services
Construction
Commodities
Defence
Energy
Government contracts and public procurement
Hospitality
Insurance
Leisure and Tourism
Maritime
Marketing and retail
Media
Mining and natural resources
Pharmaceuticals
Oil and gas
Technology and telecommunications
Telecommunications
Transportation and logistics
Workforce management services

As each dispute is different, our team has impressive experience with all aspects of commercial litigation claims, including:

Asset tracing and recovery
Breach of contract claims
Breach of warranty claims
Commercial and securities fraud
Competition claims
Data privacy and cybersecurity matters
Defamation actions
Recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards, and foreign judgments and orders
Guarantee and indemnity claims
Insurance coverage and claims
Intellectual property matters
Product liability claims
Professional negligence claims
Public procurement
Regulatory compliance

Thought leadership and professional excellence

Our lawyers are members of, and have held leadership positions in, regional, national, and international legal, business, and professional organisations, including the London Solicitors Litigation Association, the Solicitors’ Association of Higher Court Advocates, the International Bar Association, the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, and more.

Frequently published authors in traditional and online media, members of our team also speak regularly at industry events and are sought by media outlets (in print and on television) to provide commentary on emerging litigation issues.

At Crowell & Moring U.K. LLP, we understand. Our experienced litigation team works with clients at every step of the dispute-prevention and resolution process, from advising on dispute-avoidance strategies to obtaining and enforcing awards and judgments around the world. We work closely with our clients, helping them identify and balance the potential risks of litigation against the possible rewards: successfully defending hard-earned reputations, protecting financial, physical, and intellectual-property assets, and pursuing redress in and out of court.

Members of our team have worked on some of the largest litigation in the English High Court in recent years, including claims in excess of £1 billion, and have a track record of obtaining precedent-setting and frequently cited judgments, including in areas as diverse as competition law and the obligations of expert witnesses in English civil litigation.

In addition to representing clients in litigation throughout the UK, our lawyers work on disputes across the globe, including jurisdictions as diverse as Hong Kong, the People’s Republic of China, South Africa, New Zealand, the United States, and the EU. Among other high-profile, cross-border matters, we recently achieved a groundbreaking victory for our client, Dana UK Axle, that recognised our client’s commitment to manufacturing and delivering quality products, and reflects our own commitment to client collaboration.

Experience across a wide range of sectors and subjects

We have worked with our clients to resolve disputes involving an extraordinary array of industries, including the following:

Automotive manufacturing and components
Aviation and aerospace
Banking and financial services
Construction
Commodities
Defence
Energy
Government contracts and public procurement
Hospitality
Insurance
Leisure and Tourism
Maritime
Marketing and retail
Media
Mining and natural resources
Pharmaceuticals
Oil and gas
Technology and telecommunications
Telecommunications
Transportation and logistics
Workforce management services

As each dispute is different, our team has impressive experience with all aspects of commercial litigation claims, including:

Asset tracing and recovery
Breach of contract claims
Breach of warranty claims
Commercial and securities fraud
Competition claims
Data privacy and cybersecurity matters
Defamation actions
Recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards, and foreign judgments and orders
Guarantee and indemnity claims
Insurance coverage and claims
Intellectual property matters
Product liability claims
Professional negligence claims
Public procurement
Regulatory compliance

Thought leadership and professional excellence

Our lawyers are members of, and have held leadership positions in, regional, national, and international legal, business, and professional organisations, including the London Solicitors Litigation Association, the Solicitors’ Association of Higher Court Advocates, the International Bar Association, the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, and more.

Frequently published authors in traditional and online media, members of our team also speak regularly at industry events and are sought by media outlets (in print and on television) to provide commentary on emerging litigation issues.