International

Distinct, credible and a cost effective alternative to larger, established national and international law firms. We support our UK clients throughout the EU, North America, Asia, South America and Eastern Europe and our many international clients with interests here in the UK.

Drawing on our in-depth cross practice expertise, specifically in litigation and arbitration, intellectual property (IP), corporate, commercial, employment, regulatory, employment, IT, and property matters,, we offer reliable and robust cross jurisdiction, international legal services.

Our experienced teams have built trusted, well established and proactive relationships with overseas lawyers, extending our global reach, capacity and benefits to you. With no satellite offices to man and maintain our costs are value driven - ensuring timely delivery and high quality support underpinned by pragmatic commercial sense and all important local knowledge.
 

Advising US corporations with UK operations:

• Manheim Europe Limited (US owned), the car auction house with its UK head office in Leeds.
• The US based owners of Lindapter International, the Yorkshire based innovator in steelwork connections.

Our commercial team has:

• Acted as lead external commercial adviser for Callcredit Information Group, one of the UK’s three credit reference agencies, in relation to numerous matters;
• Established a consumer-orientated e-commerce site with a national insulation manufacturer; and
• Acted for Communisis plc in relation to multiple supply and purchase contracts to major UK institutions.

Our intellectual property team has: 

• Had a fraudulent website taken down within 2 hours of being instructed;
• Registered a design across the whole EU in under 2 days, for under £700;
• Provided advice on all aspects of UK and international design work – advising an increasing number of clients in relation to the cost effective Community Design, as well as filing for and obtaining US design patents, and design patents in Australia, the PRC, Taiwan and Japan;
• Represented numerous clients from Australia, China, Japan, the USA and Germany on contentious and non-contentious IP matters in the UK and the EU and, via our local associates, in numerous other countries around the world;
• Advised four clients in relation to design patent applications in the USA, and two in relation to design patent applications in China, Taiwan and Japan;
• Represented one client this year in relation to a new joint venture in the USA, in which our client is licensing in patents and know how, and taking a 50% stake in the JV company; and
• Advised one motor car manufacturer in relation to trade mark protection in the PRC, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.

Our Dispute Resolution and Litigation team has:

• Advised a global IT company on a software implementation dispute in South Africa;
• Represented a US IT client in legal proceedings in the UK under Saudi law;
• Acted for a European pharmaceutical company in a distribution dispute in Africa and the Pacific region;
• Represented a UK IT company in a dispute against a French customer;
• Acted in a shareholder dispute in a mining company in Africa;
• Experience in ICC arbitration proceedings in energy sector projects in Africa; and 
• Acted for a supplier in the aerospace sector in a dispute with a customer in Germany.