Meet the Dispute Resolution Team

Key Contact

Anna Barnes

Job Title: Partner
Location: Stockport
Phone: 0161 475 7655

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Key Contact

Stewart Burrows

Job Title: Partner
Location: Chester
Phone: 01244 305953

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Ray Woodward

Job Title: Senior Associate
Location: Chester
Phone: 01244 305954

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Kathryn Clare

Job Title: Associate
Location: Chester
Phone: 01244 305955

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Anna Sharp

Job Title: Associate
Location: Stockport
Phone: 0161 475 1207

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Jodie Sumner

Job Title: Debt Recovery Executive
Location: Stockport
Phone: 0161 475 7606

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“I have dealt with Ms Kathryn Clare in the Dispute resolution team on a number of occasions, including in February 2021. As always, she was entirely professional, dealing with the matter in a quick and efficient manner bringing about a successful conclusion to my legal problem.”

Ken A

“I have primarily worked with Anna Barnes’ team. Anna is highly experienced, incredibly good with clients and a pleasure to work with, as are the members of her team.”

Legal 500 UK, 2022 (Anna Barnes)

“Ray is very knowledgeable, efficient, professional and straight-talking and one of the best solicitors I have encountered in my career. The matter was brought to a successful conclusion and his customer service was top class.”

Patrick McDonnell, The Bollington Group (Holdings) Limited

“Anna Barnes brings a wide range of litigation experience that she can apply to all range of disputes. You would want her in your corner, as she is a fighter coupled with tactical and commercial acumen.”

Legal 500, 2021

“I deal with Ray Woodward. He sets himself apart by his ability to gain your confidence with a very client focused approach. He understands the stresses that any legal involvement brings and sets out to ease those pressures whilst providing first class legal assistance. His ability to calmly deal with... Read more”

Legal 500 UK, 2022 (Ray Woodward)

How we have helped our clients

Dealing With a Breach of Warranties in a Share Purchase Agreement

We were instructed to represent the purchasers of a business who were being pursued for deferred consideration payments pursuant to a Share Purchase Agreement. The purchasers’ position was that the sellers were in breach of various warranties in the Share...

Bankruptcy Estate

We acted for an insolvency practitioner who had been appointed as the trustee in bankruptcy of a bankruptcy estate. Further to Section 283A of the Insolvency Act 1986 (the “Act”) the client’s interest in a property needed to be ‘realised’...

Defending a Claim for Breach of Terms

We were instructed to defend a claim for breach of the terms of a Share Purchase Agreement relating to the sale of a professional services firm. The Claimants sought to argue that the Share Purchase Agreement ought to be rescinded...

FAQs

How much is my claim for breach of contract worth?

In English law, the purpose of an award of damages for breach of contract is to compensate the injured party for loss, rather than to punish the wrongdoer. The general rule is that damages should (insofar as a monetary award...

How long will it take to proceed?

It may sound like a typical lawyers’ answer, but this will depend on your individual case. Usually, cases range from a few months to two years. The more complex the matter, or the further apart the parties are, the longer...

Who is liable?

Generally, professionals will have deep pockets in the form of insurance and, if they work for a company, the company will generally be liable for their actions.