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Injunctions & Emergency Interim Relief

We understand that there will be situations where a client needs to urgently preserve or prevent the loss of a valuable asset, protect itself against financial harm, prevent loss or damage to its reputation or safeguard its confidential information.  These situations usually arise as part of a wider dispute and require urgent action.  Often, the only option is to involve the courts and urgent applications can be made to the court for an interim injunction to protect a client’s rights or assets.

Obtaining an injunction is often just the first step in the litigation process, as the injunction order may only remain in place until the court has had the opportunity to deal fully with the underlying dispute.

Our extensive experience in dealing with injunction applications covers applying for, obtaining and defending injunctions across a wide range of sectors including technology, energy and real estate, and relates to a variety of issues ranging from misuse of confidential information to IP infringements to trespass.

It’s this experience that enables us to provide a fast and efficient service to ensure that injunction applications are heard by a judge at the earliest opportunity, whilst providing our clients with pragmatic and commercial advice based on their objectives.

We understand that these issues can be crucial to your organisation and are almost always time critical due to the inherent nature of injunctions and other emergency interim relief.  Our highly experienced team offers responsive, tactical and strategic advice to help minimise the impact to you or your business in a swift and cost-effective manner.  And they take pride in providing a personable service in what can often be a high-stress environment.

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How we can help

Prohibitory and mandatory injunctions

We advise on all aspects of obtaining and defending applications for these types of injunctions which require a party to either refrain from undertaking a specific act or to perform a specific act,  so as to protect a party’s legal rights and assets.

Restraint of trade

Restraint of trade clauses in employee and director contracts can be very important for organisations and individuals alike, often being the subject of injunctive proceedings.   We provide strategic and commercial advice to parties on both sides of such clauses.

Freezing injunctions

Providing strategic and commercial advice in relation to the preservation of assets belonging to another party to avoid assets being dissipated to the detriment of our clients.

Intellectual Property Rights

Obtaining and advising on various injunctive remedies relating to the whole range of intellectual property rights.

Misuse of confidential information and protection of trade secrets

Assisting organisations in identifying confidential information and trade secrets, advising on the options open to them to protect these valuable assets and obtaining court orders to stop third parties taking advantage of and misusing these assets.

Protection of interests related to real property

Advising on a wide range of matters where injunctions made by required to protect an interest in real property, for example, to protect a right of light, to restrain a nuisance and to prevent/stop trespass.

We advise on all aspects of obtaining and defending applications for these types of injunctions which require a party to either refrain from undertaking a specific act or to perform a specific act,  so as to protect a party’s legal rights and assets.

Restraint of trade clauses in employee and director contracts can be very important for organisations and individuals alike, often being the subject of injunctive proceedings.   We provide strategic and commercial advice to parties on both sides of such clauses.

Providing strategic and commercial advice in relation to the preservation of assets belonging to another party to avoid assets being dissipated to the detriment of our clients.

Obtaining and advising on various injunctive remedies relating to the whole range of intellectual property rights.

Assisting organisations in identifying confidential information and trade secrets, advising on the options open to them to protect these valuable assets and obtaining court orders to stop third parties taking advantage of and misusing these assets.

Advising on a wide range of matters where injunctions made by required to protect an interest in real property, for example, to protect a right of light, to restrain a nuisance and to prevent/stop trespass.

Testimonials
Testimonials

“The team is most pragmatic, responsive and sensitive to the requirements of clients.”

(The Legal 500 2022)

“Client focused, empathetic and incredibly smart.”

(The Legal 500 2022)

“…really practical and tuned in to the actual needs of clients and what the litigation process involves at a granular level. This enables realistic and practical advice to be given and it also helps in spotting potential pressure points on opponents.”

(The Legal 500 2022)

“Personal, affordable and best practice. Exceptional access to partners and very knowledgeable advisors in the area of litigation.”

(The Legal 500 2021)




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