At Lovells we have advised and represented clients in relation to ADR matters in areas such as banking and financial services, insurance and reinsurance, energy, employment, construction, engineering, telecommunications, manufacturing, international trade, pharmaceuticals, technology and media, professional negligence, and real estate. The following are some specific examples of cases in which Lovells has represented one of the parties in an ADR matter:
- US and French company dispute - a dispute between a US company and a French company following a company acquisition which provoked years of litigation was settled on the third day of mediation
- multi-million pound dispute - a dispute alleging negligent advice in the acquisition of a company (this dispute involved several parties and was resolved in three days)
- multi-million pound insurance case - a claim under a fidelity insurance policy following a decision of the Court of Appeal (another multi-million pound case with several parties resolved in two mediations, one to arrive at the amount recoverable and the second to allocate the proceeds amongst the various claimants)
- Solicitors Indemnity Fund - the firm has represented the Solicitors Indemnity Fund in several mediations including several multi-party disputes
- banking dispute - a dispute between a bank and a customer in which the customer was seeking a refund for amounts wrongly debited and which was settled successfully despite the customer's reluctance to adopt the mediation route
- reinsurance dispute - a reinsurance dispute which achieved a global commutation between the parties following ten months of constructive but inconclusive settlement talks
- shipbuilding contract dispute - a dispute under a shipbuilding contract between the contractor and a consortium of international oil companies
- dispute over real estate development - a dispute between a landowner and a real estate developer over recovery of a debt owed by the landowner to the developer following the failure of the local authority to grant planning permission for the site in question
- employment dispute - a dispute between a former employee and employer regarding payment under a "golden parachute" clause; and
- landlord and tenant dispute - a claim by a landlord for a service charge contribution from a former tenant.
At Lovells, we are dedicated to cost-effective, commercially-orientated solutions achievable through ADR.