Administrative and Public LawBanking and Financial Markets LitigationCivil Fraud, Asset Tracing and RecoveryCommercial LitigationCompetition LawConstruction and Engineering DisputesContentious Trusts, Estates and Private Wealth DisputesGroup Action LitigationInsolvency LitigationInsurance and Reinsurance LitigationInternational ArbitrationInvestigations and White Collar CrimeProduct LiabilityProfessional Negligence LitigationToxic Tort and ESG
Founded in 2012, Signature Litigation has grown into one of London’s pre-eminent specialist dispute resolution practices. From the outset, we set out to do things differently: a conflict-free, disputes-only platform designed to give clients the undivided focus and strategic agility that complex, high-stakes matters demand.
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Established in 2017, Signature Litigation's Gibraltar office was founded to address growing demand for specialist expertise in commercial litigation and private wealth disputes on the Rock.
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Signature Litigation AARPI houses one of France’s most enviable product liability practices, with the team also handling commercial and corporate litigation, insurance and reinsurance, toxic tort and ESG, civil fraud and asset tracing, international arbitration, administrative and public law.
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Frankfurt has emerged as one of Europe's foremost financial and commercial centres and, increasingly, as a bridge between European and Asian markets. With that growth comes an increasing demand for sophisticated dispute resolution. Signature Litigation established its Frankfurt office to meet this need, bringing our conflict-free, disputes-only platform to the German market.
FIND OUT MORE“Signature is always on time and attentive to details. They handle all the necessary details without compromising on quality. They always give a commercial solution.”
Chambers UK 2025, Dispute Resolution Specialist Firms
We have broad experience in professional negligence disputes with particular expertise in disputes involving financial mismanagement issues drawing on our recognised strength in financial services disputes. We act for major accountancy firms, investment managers, other investment professionals, financial brokers and insurers.
We also have significant experience in acting for and against major law firms and other professionals. Due to our strong construction practice in Germany, we are also well versed in management liability cases arising in construction projects.
Our teams in London, Paris and Frankfurt advise on all forms of disputes arising out of and linked to professional negligence including breaches of professional duty, breaches of contract and fraud by professionals. Our Paris and Frankfurt offices also have extensive experience in insurance coverage disputes arising out of professional negligence claims.
We operate on a conflict free platform which means we can act for both claimants and defendants. We understand both sides of the dispute.
Graham Huntley is astute, bright and pragmatic. He thinks outside the box.
– Chambers UK 2025, Commercial and Corporate Litigation
Daniel Spendlove is first class. Cool under pressure, a brilliant communicator and always with a practical solution to hand, he is also an intelligent and skilled lawyer.
– The Legal 500 UK 2025, Commercial litigation: premium
Josh Wong is an impressive operator who can attack a difficult situation with great energy, judgment and effectiveness.
– The Legal 500 UK 2025, Banking litigation: investment and retail
Thomas Rouhette provides astute strategic advice that always considers his clients' commercial strategy and risks.
– Chambers Global, Litigation: Elite – France
Representing the liquidators of an investment fund, which was used in a large-scale pension fraud, in a professional negligence claim against a legal advisor for alleged due dilligence failures.
Representing an investment fund in complex English High Court professional negligence proceedings arising out of a EUR 20m distressed investment into a French telecoms company and subsequent restructuring steps.
Representing a HNW individual in a GBP 20m professional negligence claim and related matters against a leading law firm arising from advice on financing agreements.
Representing a Middle Eastern bank in a multi-million GBP professional negligence claim against a surveyor for the alleged negligent valuation of a key property in London used by a borrower as collateral for a large loan facility.
Representing the founders of a media business in a GBP multi-million claim against a UK law firm arising out of the sale of the business to a US brand management company and post-acquisition advice.
Representing an offshore investment fund in an ongoing English High Court dispute against a law firm with a claim value of c.GBP 40m arising from investments made in a listed African insurance company.
Advising an Italian distribution company in a professional negligence claim against its financial adviser, an international financial consulting group, to recover losses of EUR 40 million invested in a Luxembourg investment fund. The case also involved a jurisdiction challenge before the English Court.
Representing ENRC in long-running and ultimately successful claims against its former legal advisers, Dechert, relating to Dechert's handling of an internal investigation and subsequent dialogue with the Serious Fraud Office, as well as handling additional claims against Dechert for alleged overcharging.
Representing the claimant in the groundbreaking GBP 50M dispute against Marks & Clerk LLP and its associated partnership in relation to secret commissions earned from longstanding commercial referral arrangements with CPA Global.
Representing Société Générale, a global investment bank, in the English Court defending declaratory proceedings brought by Clifford Chance following Société Générale's EUR 500m professional negligence claim for alleged mishandling of a dispute with Turkish jewellers, Goldas Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ithalat Ihracat AS, and other companies in the same group.
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