Commercial and Chancery

Liverpool Civil Law’s Commercial & Chancery Team provides expert advice and representation across a broad spectrum of business and financial disputes. Our barristers regularly act for companies, partnerships, LLPs, and sole traders, offering strategic legal support in complex commercial litigation and dispute resolution.

We have extensive experience in cases involving:

  • Breach of directors’ duties
  • Shareholder disputes and unfair prejudice petitions
  • Commercial fraud
  • Insolvency and restructuring
  • Protection of confidential information and injunctive relief
  • Property disputes, including boundary disputes and other applications of The Party Wall etc Act. 1996

Our team is also highly skilled in securing interim remedies, including injunctions to protect trade secrets and commercial interests.

Specialist Areas

Company & Partnership Law

  • Shareholder disputes and unfair prejudice petitions
  • Directors’ and employees’ duties and liabilities
  • Directors’ disqualification proceedings
  • Partnership and LLP disputes

Commercial Litigation & Business Disputes

  • Contractual disputes
  • Professional negligence claims
  • Restrictive covenants and enforcement
  • Sale of goods and services

Fraud & Financial Litigation

  • Corporate and individual fraud
  • Securities litigation
  • Public interest investigations

Insolvency & Restructuring

We act in both corporate and personal insolvency matters, including:

  • Liquidations and administrations
  • Receiverships and voluntary arrangements
  • Bankruptcy proceedings

Our barristers are also experienced in alternative dispute resolution, including mediation and arbitration, helping clients reach efficient and commercially sound solutions.

Why Instruct Us?

  • Specialist expertise in complex commercial and chancery disputes
  • Strategic and solutions-focused approach to litigation
  • Proven success in high-value company and partnership disputes
  • Strong track record in securing urgent injunctive relief
  • Experienced in mediation and alternative dispute resolution

Call us: 0151 242 0500