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Overview
Wherever we can, we help our clients avoid disputes or nip potential problems in the bud but, if litigation is necessary, we have the expertise to take cases to trial in a wide range of courts and tribunals.
We offer advice and representation on general commercial disputes and have a specific focus on media-related cases. We have experience in all forms of dispute resolution, including mediation, arbitration and litigation. As well as our UK experience, our lawyers work regularly with counterparts in Europe, the USA and beyond, and as a result have a wide knowledge of procedures in the world’s major commercial centres.
Expertise
Our areas of expertise include the following:
- Breach of contract
- Copyright infringement
- Defamation and privacy
- Negligence claims (including professional negligence)
- Trade mark infringement
- Protection of confidential information
- Passing off claims
- Breach of restrictive covenants
- Agency termination
- Supplier/distribution disputes
- Partnership/shareholder disputes
- Civil fraud claims
- Injunctions and debt recovery
- Insolvency
KEY CONTACT
KEY CONTACTS
The team are highly regarded for their work across a broad range of contentious matters.
Paddy Gardiner
Partner
Paddy Gardiner
Partner
Simkins are one of the leading specialist firms in music. They have an excellent team, with deep industry knowledge and a thorough understanding both of their clients’ needs and the specialist areas of law involved.
Deborah Jeff 'is a class act and knows her onions'.
…very supportive while getting on with the job in a very efficient way and handling tricky situations
Particularly esteemed for his work in music copyright infringement cases, the "excellent" Gardiner is singled out for praise by observers as "a very bright litigator."
They are genuinely concerned with their clients' interests - they seek to reach satisfactory resolutions before the matter comes to court.
Paddy Gardiner is head of the firm's disputes group and is described by commentators as "very able" in the context of contentious music matters and litigation. He is particularly well regarded for his music-collecting societies practice.
