Guy Harvey

Guy Harvey joined the firm's London office in 2009, having previously been Head of Commercial Litigation at Simpson Curtis (now Pinsent Mason) and Dickinson Dees. He has over 30 years' experience of a wide range of complex disputes across various sectors, including judicial review, professional negligence, international litigation, contentious chancery work and cases at every level of the English Courts. Guy has also had extensive experience of mediations across a wide range of disputes and of various international arbitration and ADR procedures. He has been consistently recognised as a leader in his field in the legal directories.
Indicative experience

Disputes

• Competition (Albion Water Limited v Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water – follow-on damages claim in the CAT and Arriva v Chester City Council – complaint of dominance in local bus market).
• Judicial review (Southern Trains and South-Eastern Trains v British Transport Police Authority – methodology of charging mechanisms).
• CAT appeals in the Construction Industry OFT Review on cover-pricing.
• Mediations in a range of commercial disputes from small cases to £135m claim for breach of fiduciary duty.
• Investigative work in connection with frauds in Barlow Clowes, BCCI, Barings etc.

Client testimonials and endorsements

Chambers and Partners
Guy Harvey enjoys "a very strong reputation in the region: he's a name that many of the leading lawyers would refer to." (2010)

Specialist accreditations

2009 London Solicitors Litigation Association
2004 Fraud Advisory Panel

Work history

• 2009 to date Partner, Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP
• 1997 to 2009 Head of Commercial Disputes, Dickinson Dees LLP
• 1976 to 1997 Solicitor/Partner, Simpson Curtis (now Pinsent Mason LLP) Head of Commercial Disputes
• 1974 to 1976 Trainee, Simpson Curtis