Cases
Representative Matters: Products Liability: Counsel to motor vehicle, bicycle
other manufacturers in catastrophic accident cases.
Counsel to automakers in emissions litigation
investigations, in group
class actions in various jurisdictions.
Advising international manufacturers on all aspects of calamity management situations, including recalls
subsequent litigation.
Designing bespoke strategies first-mover litigation plans
containment schemes.
Advising on harnessing 'Big Data' into actionable decisions
coordinating integrity-based investigations.
Creating
advising on containment strategies
PR coordination.
'Rest of World' strategic oversight counsel to UK based auto makers.
Counsel to GM's Customer Assistance Centre in Engl
in the establishment of a Surgery system to review
redesign various processes including models for Case Management, Training
Allocation of awards
expenses in Product Quality Litigation.
International Disputes: Advising on all aspects of legal privilege
confidentiality as it applies in cross border litigation scenarios, developing
deploying future-litigation measurers such as document control systems
discovery-constraint measures. Advising on trial venue issues as applicable in the EU
other territories, forum conveniens issues
the like.
Undertaking in situ strategic oversight roles in numerous complex product liability
other disputes, with emphasis on foreign catastrophe scenarios in various territories.
Dealing with individual
potential class actions arising at the suit of individuals, their insurers,
other affected third parties.
Obtained on behalf of Jaguar Cars Exports Ltd. a judgment from the High Court of Justice, Commercial Court dismissing a claim brought by a member of the Qatari royal family arising from the termination of a franchise agreement.
Counsel to a California-based oil refinery in 2001 regarding a re-selling contract involving a major dispute arising out of a contract for a substantial consignment of Iraqi crude oil.
London Defence Counsel to American-parented bank in International Trade disputes.
Trademark
Br
ing: Counsel to General Motors in the joint design
launch of its European Br
Protection program in 2001. Counsel to br
owners, including a number in the auto industry. This project included coordinating with the parties involved in investigation procedures culminating in face to face dealings with infringers from Germany, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, North
South America, resulting in the collection of substantial settlement sums.
Insolvency Strategies: Counsel to numerous automotive clients severely affected by hostage situations, the first of which concerned the insolvent supplier, Transtec. Successful strategies deployed by which the exposure of the firm's clients was minimized
supply was maintained.
Counsel to GM in hostage situations created by the insolvency of suppliers including European Commercial Pressings
UPF Thomson. In the former case the supply was maintained through negotiation without payment of any premium. In the latter case GM managed to avoid goodwill payments but maintain supply.
Lead counsel in the European investigation into the collapse under suspicious circumstances of one of the biggest Belgian technology companies.
Real Estate Disputes: Counsel to a number of major corporations dealing with dilapidations claims, construction issues,
other real estate disputes.
Counsel to GM in a dispute over access rights to waterways.
Counsel to Baylis (Gloucester) Limited in a successful reported decision concerning highway l
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