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Steve Morris

Partner in the Commercial Litigation team. Steve acts in respect of general commercial and corporate disputes for a wide variety of clients, including warranty claims, shareholder and partnership disputes, breaches of contract, fraud, professional negligence and all forms of injunctions. His experience includes: Obtaining judgment for £10.8million and obtaining a finding of fraud on a fraudulent warranty claim; Successfully defending a contractual claim for £58m in an adjudication; Successfully defending an unfair prejudice shareholder claim which was discontinued by the Petitioners after 3 days of the trial; Acting as a High Court appointed Supervising Solicitor in the execution of numerous search & seize injunctions; and Representing clients in over 50 mediations. · JMW Solicitors LLP

EnglandLitigation, Corporate / M&AFrench, German

About

Partner in the Commercial Litigation team at JMW Solicitors LLP in England, acting on general commercial and corporate disputes including warranty claims, shareholder and partnership disputes, breaches of contract, fraud, professional negligence and injunctions. Notable matters include obtaining a £10.8m judgment with a finding of fraud, defending a £58m contractual claim in adjudication, acting as a High Court-appointed Supervising Solicitor for search-and-seize injunctions, and representing clients in over 50 mediations.

Practice areas

LitigationCorporate / M&AAlternative Dispute ResolutionProfessional NegligenceFraud

Office

Expertise

Warranty claimsShareholder and partnership disputesBreach of contractFraudProfessional negligenceInjunctions and search-and-seizeAdjudication defenceMediation

Education

  • Oxford University
  • Birkenhead School

Admissions

  • Qualified (1995)

Languages

FrenchGerman