Andrew Haffner

Andrew has over 20 years’ experience in advising his clients on a broad range of litigation and dispute resolution matters with a particular emphasis on contractual disputes, shareholder and partnership disputes and contentious insolvency matters (acting for both directors and insolvency practitioners). Andrew also has significant experience in advising both employers and employees on issues arising out of contracts of employment, particularly relating to the enforcement of post-employment restrictions. Andrew regularly advises on matters that require obtaining urgent injunctive relief.

Andrew also advises on property matters (particularly Landlord and Tenant disputes), professional negligence matters, construction disputes and intellectual property disputes.

Andrew provides advice at all levels of courts and tribunals, ranging from County Court to the Court of Appeal and have significant experience of pursuing alternative despite resolution including being involved in numerous successful mediations.

Recent experience

• Defending a multi-million pound claim relating to the enforceability of a personal guarantee arising out of loan transactions.
• Advising director/shareholder of a property development company in dispute with co-shareholder involving complex accountancy issues.
• Advising former employee both in a High Court trial and the Court of Appeal in relation to claims arising out of the enforceability of contractual “non-competition” clauses.
• Advising property receivers in successfully seeking possession of extensive farm/rural premises following a contested trial.
• Advising company in a claim against a former shareholder/employee in complex issues arising out of contractual restriction clauses. 
• Defending a claim including a freezing order brought by liquidator against former director.
• Advising minority shareholder in longstanding and complex company dispute involving issues relating the intellectual property owned by the company.
• Advising residential home owners in complex dispute with their neighbour Landlord in relation to claims of breach of lease and forfeiture.
• Advising Charity in proceedings against The Charity Commission for an appeal against the appointment of interim managers.

Career History

Having qualified in 1997. Andrew joined BBS Law as a partner in the litigation department in 2009 after working for commercial practices in central Manchester.

Andrew graduated from Sheffield Hallam University and completed the Legal Practice Course at Manchester Metropolitan University.