Commercial Disputes

Sometimes, no matter how hard we try to avoid them, disputes do arise in a business context. You need an experienced legal firm to help you to resolve such disputes and at Stephens Scown, we have a hugely experienced team who can guide you to a resolution.

You may have a claim against another business for breach of contract. Perhaps you’ve employed a professional adviser and feel their advice has been negligent. It may be that the reputation of your business is under threat as a result of untrue comments that have been made about the business. Whatever the issue, our pragmatic team can help. We can advise you of cost-effective ways of resolving your commercial disputes and help you to secure the results you want.

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Chris Harper

Partner

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Chris specialises in Commercial Litigation and heads the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Team in Exeter. His aim is to combine technical ability and business acumen to achieve the most cost effective outcome for his clients.

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Davina Haydon

Associate

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Davina is Team Leader of the Dispute Resolution Team in St Austell. She was born and brought up in Cornwall but studied law at the University of London and qualified with the City firm, Reynolds Porter Chamberlain.

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Brian Dolan

Partner

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Brian is the Litigation Team Leader in Truro. He trained as a solicitor with one of the leading international law firms with whom he spent 10 years after qualification, returning in 2008 to Cornwall where he grew up and was educated.

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Mark Stubbs

Partner

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Mark qualified in 1978 having trained with the firm and came to Truro in 1982 to open the Truro office. He covered a wide range of work as the office expanded, specialising in civil litigation for the past 15 years, with a particular liking for contractual disputes, interest rate swaps and other financial derivatives claims, property litigation and professional negligence.

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Philip Snell

Partner

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Philip is a partner and works in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Team in St Austell.

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Catherine Mathews

Partner

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Catherine is a Partner in the litigation and dispute resolution team in Exeter. She trained with Stephens Scown and qualified as a solicitor in January 2005.

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James Burrows

Associate

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James studied science before converting to Law. Originally from Bristol, he trained in our Exeter office before moving to our Truro office on qualification in April 2007.

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Mark Richardson

Partner

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Mark Richardson is a Partner and leads up the Property Litigation team at Stephens Scown. He qualified with the firm in 1992, having completed his training at the Truro office. He moved to the firm's Exeter office in 2002 where he established the Property Litigation team within the Litigation and Dispute Resolution team.

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Catherine Brealey

Associate

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Catherine grew up in Cornwall and studied Law and Spanish at Exeter University, before returning to Cornwall upon graduation with a First Class Honours degree.

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Michael Davies

Associate

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Michael is an associate in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Team and is a specialist in property related disputes. He qualified as a solicitor in 2002 and advises on a wide range of property disputes.

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