Davies Arnold Cooper is an advocate for alternative mechanisms for resolving disputes in the corporate environment, as we understand that this is the most effective way of ensuring the continuity of commercial relations between the parties in dispute, and of keeping the matter confidential. Our lawyers have extensive experience of internal and international arbitration, acting both as arbitrators and representatives for parties involved in arbitration.
When we do take on a dispute, we always try to reach a satisfactory agreement, avoiding the need for judicial measures whenever possible. Only when an agreement cannot be reached do we advise clients on the most suitable judicial or other mechanism (mediation, arbitration or other) for resolving their dispute.
Our team includes specialists in case management in different legal fields (civil, penal, contentious-administrative and employment) and in all jurisdictions, and has been involved in some of the most significant legal cases undertaken in Spain in the last twenty years.
Our experience
- Arbitration and mediation in a range of different areas, including liability for damage caused to a co-generation plant, issues relating to the interpretation of accident and consequential damage clauses, limitations of liability in international service and capital-goods contracts, air navigation disputes, and interpretation of reinsurance clauses.
- Management of cases relating to some of the most significant environmental disasters in Spain in recent years.
- Defence in numerous claims for faulty products and management of product recalls.
- Representation of developers and civil-liability insurers in major geotechnical and construction accidents.
- Management of claims against public administrations’ material liability.
- Management of the defence in class actions for mass infections and other types of injury.
- Representation of a Spanish manufacturer and a civil-liability insurer in an international mediation process in the USA.
- Management of defence in cases relating to competition law.
