Sarju Kotecha

Solicitor and Legal Director

I am an experienced litigator who acts for clients ranging from sole traders and SMEs to household names and international businesses.

My main specialism is in commercial dispute resolution. I have also successfully assisted many private clients in the field of disputes relating to wills and probate.

Experience

  • Advising a London Borough on a dispute concerning a contract for the sale of land in which a property became occupied by squatters between exchange and completion
  • Acting for a well-known manufacturer of cleaning fluids in an action against a former employee who joined a competitor without giving the required period of notice and taking with him confidential customer information
  • Representing a well-known manufacturer and supplier of windows against a competitor in an action for breach of copyright of client’s sales and promotional materials
  • Acting for siblings involved in a dispute concerning a multi-million-pound business bequeathed to them in equal shares by their father.
  • Acting for a joint venture partner in a dispute over a property portfolio valued at tens of millions of pounds and the interpretation of a joint venture agreement.

Education

  • BA Hons Economics, Kingston University
  • CPE, University of Sussex
  • LPC, College of Law, Chester
  • Sarju qualified as a Solicitor in 1997.

Memberships and Recognition

  • Member of the Law Society of England & Wales
  • Member of Association of Contentious Trusts and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS)
  • Member of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Contact

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T:020 8872 3032