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Dispute Resolution

Our Dispute Resolution team combines unmatched strength with unrivalled results to help you navigate the full spectrum of legal challenges across disputes and litigation.

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The CMS Dispute Resolution team brings unmatched strength to every matter, combining deep sector expertise with integrated support and a world-class service. Our true 360° approach ensures unrivalled results - from long-term strategy and planning to rapid emergency response, injunctions, and expedited procedures. Whatever the challenge, we’re equipped to act decisively.

At CMS, we understand commercial priorities and legal risks.

Recognised as a Disputes ‘Giant’ in The Lawyer’s UK Litigation 50 Report (2025), we bring unmatched strength with 1,200+ global lawyers – 400+ based in the UK – and the largest European footprint of any law firm. 

Over the past five years, we have led more than 450 litigated claims in the UK, delivering unrivalled results that speak for themselves: Band 1 rankings by Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500 across 23 contentious categories, and eight consecutive years in The Lawyer’s ‘Top 20 Cases’. As a Top 50 Global Litigation Firm, ranked by The Lawyer, we combine scale, expertise, and proven success to protect your business wherever disputes arise.

Our sector-led approach ensures deep experience across real estate, construction, energy, financial services, insurance, technology, media, and telecommunications. Our team will give you confidence that your challenges are met with tailored insight and strategic precision.

Awards & Recognitions
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    "All the lawyers I dealt with at CMS had a very commercial approach. They excelled at providing recommendations and suggesting practical solutions when things got tricky."
    Chambers 2019
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    They are outstanding on client care, very thorough and commercially astute.
    Chambers

Dispute Resolution Insights

The retentions ban under the microscope: a deep dive into the Commercial Payments Bill

03 Jun 2026 10 min read

ICC Arbitration Rules 2026 – The Key Changes at a Glance

29 May 2026 11 min read

CMS strengthens international arbitration practice with partner hire

29 May 2026 3 min read

CMS appoints Christy Farrer as its first Chief Operating Officer

27 May 2026 3 min read

High Court upholds CAA's safety assessment of civil aviation operations at RAF Northolt, dismissing challenge by private airport operators

26 May 2026 8 min read

Judicial review and infrastructure: government proposes new protections for NSIPs

22 May 2026 4 min read

Successful challenge to arbitral award for serious irregularity: practical takeaways for arbitrators and parties

21 May 2026 11 min read

No anonymity after acquittal: court upholds open justice in DPA case

20 May 2026 5 min read

Events

  • United Kingdom
    08 Jun 2026

    Skills for Future Facing Teams: Presenting as a Leader

  • United Kingdom
    09 Jun 2026

    CMS Consumer & Retail Conference 2026

  • United Kingdom
    09 Jun 2026

    UPC Case Law webinar series 2026

  • United Kingdom
    11 Jun 2026

    Class actions in Scotland: Will Scotland become a litigation hotspot?

  • United Kingdom
    18 Jun 2026

    Cross-Border Financial Services 2026 webinar series

  • United Kingdom
    22 Jun 2026

    Skills for Future Facing Teams: The Leader Who Advocates Legal Value

  • United Kingdom
    30 Jun 2026

    On the Pulse webinar series 2026 - Spring/Summer

  • United Kingdom
    06 Jul 2026

    CMS Skills For Future Facing Teams: The empowering leader

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We provide future-facing legal advice to help your organisation thrive. Combining local market knowledge and a global perspective, and with lawyers in locations worldwide, your organisation benefits from the expertise it needs, even across borders.

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