Dispute Resolution

We work on the premise that your legal advisers should assist you pro-actively in avoiding litigation at all costs. Litigation is unwanted, expensive and can for small businesses be the making or breaking of the venture distracting both staff and principals from vital tasks and diverting financial resources from where they are most needed. Commercial disputes are however a fact of business life. We advise both claimants and defendants on a wide range of litigious matters including unpaid debt disputes, breach of directors’ fiduciary duties, breach of contract and shareholder and partnership disputes. We advise in particular on the following:

• Reviewing your position and advising whether issuing a claim is your best option;
• Negotiating an out of court settlement or starting a claim and advising on the best court for this or preparing a defence to a claim form received.
• Instructing Counsel in light of the nature of the dispute, the sums and issues involved and attending all conferences.
• Preparing all court documents including claim forms, particulars of claim, defences, counterclaims, court orders, witness statements, lists of documents, court bundles.
• Advising on tactics and strategy throughout the process;
• Attending mediation where required by the court with a view to settlement.