Bio
Andrew is a Disputes Solicitor.
Andrew advises businesses, directors, shareholders and individuals on a broad range of commercial disputes and contentious probate matters, with particular expertise in contractual disputes, company and shareholder disputes, insolvency-related matters, debt recovery and estate disputes.
He acts on behalf of clients operating across a variety of sectors, providing early strategic advice and negotiating settlements through to pursuing or defending proceedings in the County Court and High Court.
In addition, Andrew advises executors, administrators, beneficiaries and trustees seeking to challenge the validity of wills, undue influence, lack of knowledge and approval, and failures in execution.
Examples of Andrew’s work include:
- Acting for an SME in a High Court claim against a former director, involving allegations of breach of fiduciary duty, diversion of business opportunities and unlawful competition.
- Assisting with an urgent injunction application to secure a client’s access to goods being unlawfully withheld by a third party.
- Acting on behalf of a shareholder and director in connection with a successful winding-up petition concerning a company affected by shareholder and director deadlock.
- Assisting a company in responding to an adjudication arising from a dispute under the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996.
- Successfully obtaining an order removing a personal representative of an estate and substituting that individual with the client.