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An unprecedented year for our Dispute Resolution team.

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4 major awards in 4 months.

Litigation Team of the Year at The Lawyer Awards 2024
Competition & Regulatory Team of the Year at The Lawyer Awards 2024
Commercial Litigation Team of the Year at the Legal Business Awards 2024
FT’s 2024 Innovative Lawyers in Dispute Resolution award

Cases

See the articles below for detail on the cases behind the award wins, plus a selection of other complex, high stakes disputes.

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Mishcon de Reya successfully acts for the joint administrators of London Capital & Finance Plc (LCF) in claim against defendants arising out of £237 million investment fraud

The High Court in London has handed down judgment in favour of the joint administrators of London Capital & Finance plc (LCF) and the joint administrators of London Oil & Gas Limited (LOG) in their claim against the former CEO of LCF and various other defendants. Mishcon de Reya LLP acted for the successful claimants.

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Mishcon de Reya successfully defends O2 in £1 billion claim for collusion

Judgment has now been handed down in one of The Lawyer top 20 cases of 2022: Phones 4u v EE and Others. Nicola Bridge and Tom Roberts acted for Telefonica UK Limited ("O2") in its successful defence to claims made by the administrators of Phones 4u for breach of UK and EU competition law.

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Seiler, Raitzin and Whitestone v the FCA: Tribunal dismisses that Seiler 'acted recklessly and without integrity'

Judgment has been handed down by the Upper Tribunal today in the matter of Seiler, Raitzin and Whitestone v the FCA. Mishcon de Reya acted for Swiss banker Thomas Seiler. The Tribunal allowed our case in full, dismissing any suggestion that Mr Seiler acted recklessly and without integrity. The case is notable for being heard longer after the events in question than any other comparable proceedings at the Tribunal.

Did you know?

  • As a firm, over half of our fee earners are litigators (over 350 litigators).
  • We are involved in many of the recent high-profile actions arising from fraud, financial scandals and corporate collapses across the globe, including Liberty Steel, London Capital & Finance, AssetCo, China Medical, Hyflux and Platinum Funds.
  • Our International Arbitration team has enforced over 50 arbitral awards in over 20 different jurisdictions and acted in almost 20 investment treaty arbitrations.
  • We own a majority stake in Somos, a claims management company specialising in group action claims, enhancing the firm's capacity to handle large-scale class actions and set new legal precedents.
  • We have an embedded and highly regarded Reputation Protection and Crisis Management team, specialising in managing and mitigating breach of confidentiality and reputational damage through media scrutiny.

Key contacts 

Hugo Plowman

Partner, Chair of Dispute Resolution

Richard Leedham

Partner

Johanna Walsh

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