In global companies, sound dispute management requires in-depth, multijurisdictional experience, an ability to anticipate looming risks, and appreciation of the business environment in which you operate. All those abilities are needed to prioritize and manage the wide disputes portfolio of a global company’s contentious matters ranging from product liability cases to IP issues to shareholders’ disputes to government and regulatory investigations and challenges.

Dentons’ lawyers regularly assist clients and their in-house lawyers in mapping dispute-related risks, allocating potential challenges, and reviewing the already existing contentious files.

Our experience and knowledge of the industries in which our clients operate allows us to strike a balance between proactive risk management and sound business judgment.

Dentons’ proactive dispute management approach creates added value for our clients consisting of first-rate representation in court, arbitration tribunals, or before industry and government regulators. We also advise clients in the proper allocation of management attention and company resources to disputes-related risks.

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Caveats

July 8, 2025

United Kingdom: To most people, a caveat is a proviso of specific conditions or limitations warning a party to proceed with caution before making a decision or taking any action. In Scotland, however, we like to do things a bit differently, from national dress to carbonated sugary drinks, and the use of the term caveat is no different.

Take two – second Inner House decision on group proceedings

July 3, 2025

United Kingdom: In its second decision on group proceedings – Steven Milligan v. Jaguar Land Rover Automotive plc & Others [2025] CSIH 16 - the Inner House has provided further direction on the applications needed to initiate a group action in Scotland.

Case comment: Xafinity Pension Trustees Limited v. Yanli Zhao

June 30, 2025

United Kingdom: Xafinity Pension Trustees Limited (Xafinity) v. Yanli Zhao (YZ) [2025] SAC (Civ) 16 is a timely reminder from the Sheriff Appeal Court (SAC) of the finality of irritancy of commercial leases in Scotland and raises important points, for landlords and tenants alike, to consider where irritancy of lease proceedings are already underway.

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Dentons Warsaw and Harvard Business Review Polska launch a survey on dispute resolution in business

June 27, 2016

According to the initial findings of Corporate Disputes survey commissioned by Dentons, dispute resolution is having an increasingly important impact on businesses in Poland. However, despite an increased volume of litigation, only half of Polish businesses have a strategy in place to manage litigation risk and take full advantage of the available dispute resolution options.