Dispute Resolution, Litigation and Arbitration Lawyers

Effective, efficient, and robust dispute resolution.

Welcome to Addleshaw Goddard's disputes group. You can rely on our global team of over 350 specialist lawyers to defend your interests, proactively mitigate risk, and relentlessly deliver results for you. In the last 2 years, we have acted for over 1,600 companies, directors and high-net worth individuals in more than 50 countries – helping them tackle every complex business dispute imaginable, from global technology disputes and £1billion+ class actions, to complex investigations into bribery and fraud. 

Whether we are representing you in the board room, courtroom, mediation, or in over 20 arbitral centres across four continents we will do everything in our power to achieve your business objectives. And because disputes threaten balance sheets and budgets, you can expect us to work efficiently and effectively. As well as deploying over 150 specialist technologists and paralegals to rapidly complete routine tasks, we are market leaders in litigation finance. Our CONTROL offering provides a proven way to help companies control costs and provide more certainty around financial exposure.

Whatever threat, disagreement or risk you face, and wherever you face it, you can rely on us to be by your side to help resolve the problem.

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A few, fast facts

350

450+

184%

50+

Lawyers

Disputes

Growth

Countries





350 specialist dispute resolution lawyers, in 16 offices around the world

Advised on over 450 disputes for FTSE100 companies in the last 2 years

184% growth in AG's Disputes Group in five years – the fastest growth of any team in The Lawyer's UK Litigation 50

Clients in over 50+ countries have relied on our disputes lawyers in the last year

#1

200+

20+

Arbitration Team

Commercial disputes

Centres




#1 'Arbitration Team of the Year' at the Middle East Legal Awards 2023

Acted on over 200 commercial disputes using litigation finance (Europe, Asia, North America and Africa)

We’ve represented major clients in arbitrations seated in 20 centres across Europe, the Middle East, North America and Asia

350

450+

Lawyers

Disputes



350 specialist dispute resolution lawyers, in 16 offices around the world

Advised on over 450 disputes for FTSE100 companies in the last 2 years

184%

50+

Growth

Countries



184% growth in AG's Disputes Group in five years – the fastest growth of any team in The Lawyer's UK Litigation 50

Clients in over 50+ countries have relied on our disputes lawyers in the last year

#1

200+

Arbitration Team

Commercial disputes



#1 'Arbitration Team of the Year' at the Middle East Legal Awards 2023

Acted on over 200 commercial disputes using litigation finance (Europe, Asia, North America and Africa)

20+

Centres


We’ve represented major clients in arbitrations seated in 20 centres across Europe, the Middle East, North America and Asia

Representative Clients

British Airways
Capita
Co-op
Currys
Diaego
Emirates NBD Bank (UAE)
Entain
General Mills International (France)
Portakabin
Red Flag (Ireland)
Travelodge
HSBC
Wizz


Where we've helped our clients 

A few examples of work

Court teaser

Entain

Advising Entain plc on its negotiation of a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) relating to alleged offences under Section 7 of the Bribery Act 2010 and, in particular, a failure by the Company to have adequate procedures in place to prevent bribery in relation to its legacy Turkish-facing business, sold in 2017. It is the first time the CPS has resolved an investigation with a DPA.


Unitel - Telecommunications - Teaser

Unitel

Acting for Unitel, Angola's largest telecommunications company, in its £300m+ Commercial Court claim against a Dutch company owned by Isabel Dos Santos. 


Tech

Soteria Insurance Limited

A significant victory in the Court of Appeal for our client, Soteria Insurance Limited (formerly CIS General Insurance Limited) against IBM in a failed technology transformation project, resulting in a judgment of £80.5m plus interest and costs. We also defeated IBM's attempt to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court.


Finance

Therium

Acting for the litigation funder, Therium, in its dispute with Bugsby concerning the enforceability of a litigation funding agreement following the Supreme Court decision in PACCAR, including obtaining an asset preservation order over £27m.


GlaxoSmithKline - Pills - Teaser

GlaxoSmithKline

Significant Court of Appeal victory for our client, GlaxoSmithKline, in defending a large product liability group action in respect of their use of a prescription-only anti-depressant drug, Seroxat.   


The Road Haulage Association - Trucks - Teaser

The Road Haulage Association

Acting for The Road Haulage Association, alongside Backhouse Jones, in an opt-in class action seeking to represent more than 17,000 class members and over £1bn in damages.


HS2 - Trains - Teaser

HS2

Successfully defended HS2 at trial in a public procurement challenge against the awarding of the £1.3bn contract for its Construction Partner for the development of Old Oak Common Station. 


Global Bank - Cash - Teaser

Global Bank

Acting for a global Bank on enforcement of a US $75m debt, including actions to enforce bounced cheques, mortgages, rental assignment rights and advising on various recovery options in the DIFC Courts, UAE Courts and UK Courts. 


British International Investment plc - Money - Teaser

British International Investment plc

Defending British International Investment plc in a $200m+ Commercial Court claim brought by Crane Bank Limited and a number of its former shareholders. 


KEMET Electronics Corporation - teaser

KEMET Electronics Corporation

Defending KEMET Electronics Corporation, a global supplier of electronic components based in Florida, USA, in a multi-million-pound claim issued in the English High Court.