The department advises on a broad range of Commercial disputes, ranging from Commercial Landlord and Tenant issues, Commercial contract disputes, Company Law disputes, Minority Shareholder Actions, Company Directors' Disqualification Act Proceedings, Building disputes, Partnership Disputes, Professional negligence, Defamation and fraud, particularly in the Public Sector. The department also offers a fixed fee package for debt recovery services.

The department has extensive experience in using different options for dispute resolution, ranging from the Civil Procedure Rules and Court Service, to Adjudication and Arbitration. The firm has wide-ranging experience in Mediation and other forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Mark Walkington, the Head of the Department, has experience of representing clients in the House of Lords and Court of Appeal, and has extensive commercial and civil litigation experience.

The range of clients serviced by the department varies in terms of its size and its geographical location. Our clients comprise private individuals, sole traders, partnerships, LLPs, limited companies, social landlords, and Public Limited Companies. Geographically our clients are located in London and the South East, and a number are based abroad, in Europe, the USA and the Far East.

One reason for the success of the Commercial Litigation department has been its focus on quality and responsive client service, a commitment to go that extra mile to achieve optimum results for its clients. The department prides itself in its accessibility and in its ease of use. Its emphasis is to use its width and depth of experience to pool its knowledge into providing clear, concise and commercial advice to its clients, with a keen eye on the cost/benefit ratio.

At Batchelors we have dedicated commercial lawyers specialising in distinct disciplines (such as commercial property, commercial litigation, employment and company/commercial) rather than general commercial practitioners. This gives us greater expertise, and greater influence in our individual practice areas.

Over the past 5 years the department has had a number of substantial achievements:-

     - An important case being reported in Parliament
     - A case attracting the attention of national press
     - Recovery of £1M damages in a professional negligence action
     - Launch of the fixed fee debt recovery service
     - Developing the width and depth of experience within the department