At Ronald Fletcher Baker LLP, our Manchester Commercial Litigation team is recognised for its ability to manage and resolve complex business disputes with clarity, speed, and technical precision. Serving Manchester’s dynamic commercial environment and the wider North West, we advise multinational organisations, growing SMEs, owner-managed businesses, and private clients across a broad spectrum of contentious matters. From early-stage risk assessment and pre-action strategy through to trial, enforcement, and appeal, our litigators provide end-to-end support designed to protect commercial interests and deliver practical results.
Our Manchester-based team is regularly instructed on a wide range of commercial disputes, including high-value contract disputes, shareholder and partnership conflicts, post-transaction disagreements, and disputes arising from supply chains, technology, and professional services. Each matter is approached with a strong understanding of the commercial realities facing businesses operating in Manchester and across the region, ensuring legal strategy is aligned with operational and reputational priorities.
We recognise that commercial disputes can be disruptive, time-consuming, and costly. Our approach is therefore focused on resolving issues decisively and efficiently, minimising business interruption wherever possible. Whether through firm and strategic negotiation or decisive court action, our litigators provide clear, commercially grounded advice that allows clients to make informed decisions at every stage. Clients value our ability to balance legal rigour with commercial pragmatism, particularly in fast-moving or sensitive disputes.
Where appropriate, we have extensive experience in resolving disputes through Alternative Dispute Resolution, including mediation, arbitration, and structured negotiations. For many Manchester businesses, these routes offer a more cost-effective and confidential way to resolve disputes while preserving important commercial relationships. We advise clients on the most appropriate dispute resolution mechanism from the outset, ensuring the chosen strategy aligns with both short-term objectives and long-term business goals.
Beyond mainstream commercial litigation, our Manchester team is highly experienced in specialist and high-risk matters, including professional negligence claims, insolvency-related litigation, urgent injunctions, freezing orders, collective actions, and judicial review. We are frequently instructed where disputes carry regulatory, reputational, or strategic significance, and where decisive action and technical expertise are critical.
With a firm-wide litigation heritage spanning more than 75 years, commercial litigation has been central to Ronald Fletcher Baker LLP since its establishment in 1948. Our Manchester office builds on this legacy, combining deep technical knowledge with a modern, commercially focused approach to dispute resolution. Our Commercial Litigation department is consistently recognised as “exceptionally talented” and “responsive and strategic,” with a proven track record of success in complex and high-value cases.
We act for individuals, institutions, and companies at all stages of litigation and alternative dispute resolution, frequently handling sophisticated commercial and corporate disputes, including those with cross-border or multi-jurisdictional elements. Our experience includes disputes arising from shareholder and partnership agreements, insolvency and restructuring scenarios, and collective or group actions, as well as specialist sectors such as higher education, charities, art and cultural assets, judicial review, and international sanctions.
Our Manchester litigators work closely with clients to develop a tailored strategy from the outset, identifying key risks and pressure points early on. By combining strategic insight with a pragmatic mindset, we aim to resolve disputes swiftly and effectively while safeguarding our clients’ commercial position. Every case is handled with a clear focus on outcomes, ensuring that legal solutions support broader business objectives rather than litigation for its own sake.
Resolving Complex Commercial Disputes with Strategic Precision in Manchester
