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Dispute Resolution

Our dispute resolution team can provide swift, cost-effective and practical solutions to a whole range of legal problems and provide dispute resolution on your behalf. The dispute resolution right advice at an early stage can guide events towards a satisfactory settlement and prevent a dispute from escalating. If litigation appears to be the best solution, we will act swiftly and decisively to safeguard our client's interests.

We have extensive experience in dispute resolution for major injunction cases and have the resources to tackle the most complex cases, from engineering disputes to intellectual property issues. We have dedicated Construction Law, Insolvency and Property solicitor teams to advise our dispute resolution team in these specialist areas. In addition, several of our partners are members of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators or accredited mediators, which adds to their expertise in dispute resolution.

We can advise and represent our clients in all aspects of dispute resolution such as Arbitration, Mediation and Adjudication.

Our main areas of expertise are:

Contract dispute resolution
Negligence and other tortious claims
All aspects of corporate disputes
Private and public nuisance claims
Judicial review
Property litigation
Landlord and tenant dispute resolution
Intellectual property disputes
Professional negligence claims
Probate and trustee dispute resolution
Defamation actions
Computers and IT-related disputes
Employment litigation
Partnership dispute resolution
ADR and dispute resolution
Insolvency

The Dispute Resolution Team

Craig Blakemore is the Head of the dispute resolution department and is based at the Liverpool office. He advises on all aspects of commercial litigation, particularly commercial contract dispute resolution and also specialises in professional negligence, interim relief applicants and intellectual property matters.

In addition to being the head of dispute resolution at Mace and Jones, Craig is a member of the Society for Computers and the Law and the Professional Negligence Lawyers Association. In his spare time he enjoys Rugby, squash, motorcycling and skiing.

Richard Corran is the local head of Mace & Jones' Dispute Resolution Department in Manchester. He leads a department of 13 lawyers.

Richard has a wide ranging practise within commercial litigation. He undertakes pre-emptive applications, contract claims, professional negligence, pension dispute resolution, public law, judicial review and property litigation.

Richard gives practical and pragmatic advice in all areas of dispute resolution and is skilled at tactical litigation. He is a visiting lecturer at BPP Law School.

Graeme Jump is also in the dispute resolution team, based in the Manchester office. Graeme is a senior partner at the firm and is experienced in all aspects of law, including dispute resolution, non-contentious and contentious cases. Outside of dispute resolution work, he acts as an adviser to a wide range of accountancy firms on insolvency issues and his particular interests include construction law and arbitration, partnership law and general commercial law.

Graeme is an expert in dispute resolution and is a member of the Fellow Association of Business Recovery Professionals, the Association of Partnership Practitioners and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. His is an accredited mediator by CEDR and a licensed insolvency practitioner.

A tip for dispute resolution:

One point that you can think about if you are considering seeking dispute resolution is relationships. Firstly, you should consider the relationship you have with the person you have a dispute with and think about the quality of that relationship. In seeking dispute resolution you will not just be showing your assertiveness about the situation, you will also be making it clear that you are willing to listen to all parties that are involved in the dispute and take their concerns into consideration. By seeking dispute resolution services, it shows you are thinking about taking positive steps to come to solution and that you are committed to keeping the lines of communication open.

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