Raft of new appointments furthers growth in Yorkshire for Ward Hadaway
Ward Hadaway is building on its strong position in Leeds and Yorkshire with a raft of new appointments.
He advises and supports a wide range of clients with particular focus on the following areas:
- Commercial and Contract Disputes
- Material Damage – Flood, Fire, Subsidence, Landslip, Theft, Impact
- Product Liability
- Professional Risks
- Volume Damage Recovery Programmes – Highways Infrastructure / Buildings / Vehicles
Stephen is listed as a Recommended Lawyer in the Legal 500 (2020 Edition).
Experience and Recent Cases:
- Cross jurisdictional product dispute on behalf of a major UK food manufacturer
- Professional negligence action against the auditors of a logistics company
- Recovery action against a major waste disposal company for the delivery in of contaminated waste to client’s facility (live ammunition)
- Supply chain dispute following the supply of contaminated food ingredients to a major UK restaurant group
- Group litigation for 22 residents following a landslip arising from neighbouring construction work in Rochdale
- Defending a major supermarket chain against 56 residents claims for nuisance following the construction and operation of a large supermarket in Liverpool
- Acting on behalf of a global drinks manufacturer following the recall of promotional tea mugs in packaging in a multi-million pound action against the product supplier
- Defending a hoist manufacturer in a £1.5m action arising from catastrophic injury by the end user
- Defending a major construction company in an action by a local authority following failure of a sewer upgrade scheme
- Developing and managing infrastructure damage recovery programmes on behalf of a number of major construction highways companies and local authorities
Key Reported Cases:
Jones v. Twinsectra. Reference: [2002] EWCA Civ 668 Court of Appeal
(Solicitor / own client costs dispute as to venue of Detailed Assessment)
JG Pears (Newark) Ltd v Omega Proteins Limited [2009] EWHC 1070 Commercial Court
(Commercial contractual chain dispute)
MMI v Zurich, Adur District Council and 9 others UKSC 2011/0028 (High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court)
(EL Policy trigger litigation. Acted for Adur District Council throughout)