Disputes and litigation

When quantum is central, causation is contested and the financial stakes are material, clients and courts rely on our experience and robust, evidence-based analysis. We bring economic and financial expertise, along with industry insights and deep experience of evidential demands.

Our methodologies and models bring clarity and authority, helping create highly defensible positions and confident decisions. Corporations, financial institutions, investors and insolvency practitioners rely on S&W’s economic experts when precision, independence and analytical credibility are critical to achieving a successful outcome.

We cover the full dispute lifecycle, from early quantum strategy to expert reports and testimony at hearings. We work closely with law firms and counsel on technically demanding matters across major industry segments, including infrastructure, energy, mining, transport, telecoms, financial services and emerging digital technologies.

S&W’s economic practitioners work across shareholder, commercial, regulatory and competition disputes:

• Our experts have worked on global infrastructure construction disputes involving major cost overruns, PFI-related claims, and the valuation of distressed or stranded assets, such as aircraft and capital-intensive industrial operations
• In corporate fraud, misrepresentation and securities claims, our event studies and equity price analysis isolate economic effects of misconduct from broader market movements
• We advise on disputes involving artificial intelligence systems, evaluating losses arising from model failure, algorithmic decision-making and data misuse — translating technical system behaviour into clear economic impact
• We calculate competition damages due to businesses and consumers following breaches of competition law

Clients engage S&W when economic analysis is determinative and outcomes critical.