Gary Braathen

Gary is an accomplished commercial litigator with extensive experience in debt recovery, commercial litigation and insolvency. Over his career, Gary has represented a diverse client base, from small enterprises to large corporations, handling complex disputes across various industries such as construction, IT software and animal feed. He also has considerable experience in enforcing adjudication decisions. Gary has been recognised as a Chambers and Partner Leading Individual and a Legal 500 recommended Lawyer.

Gary has acted on the following commercial litigation work:

SIG v NDM; NDM v SIG – linked claims concerning the supply of timber, terms of agreement, alleged fraud and breach of fiduciary duty as agent.

AB Agri v (1) Riddell (2) Dodd – circa £800,000 claim on guarantee, allegations of misrepresentation, duress, non est factum, interpretation issues.

Multequip v various guarantors – claims on guarantees, issues of interpretation and whether guarantee or indemnity.

WH Leach v HD Drilling – claim for negligence re borehole drilling operation.