Disputes are expensive. Bad strategy is more expensive.

Most commercial disputes are won or lost in the first few weeks, it is the evidence preserved, the positions taken, the letters sent and not sent long before a court is involved. Our dispute practice starts with strategy: what outcome is actually worth pursuing, what it will cost to get there, and the shortest defensible route.

We act on

Contract disputes

Non-payment, non-performance, termination and the arguments about what the words meant — for parties enforcing agreements and parties defending against them.

Shareholder and partnership disputes

When the people who own a business fall out: oppression claims, deadlocks, exits and the untangling of joint ventures.

Debt recovery

Structured, escalating recovery of commercial debts — proportionate to the amount, and mindful that some debtors are worth suing and some are not.

Negotiation and mediation

Most disputes should settle; the question is when, and on what terms. We negotiate from prepared positions and use mediation deliberately, not as a box to tick.

Litigation

When a fight is warranted, we run it properly with the case built for the courtroom from day one, and the settlement value in view throughout.

Urgent relief

Injunctions and urgent applications where assets, information or positions need protecting now.

Our approach

Candour, early

Early candour about strengths, weaknesses and costs; a strategy agreed with you before the first letter; and a view on which the fight stops making sense. Clients should never discover mid-litigation what their lawyer privately thought at the start.

Well suited to

Businesses owed money or performance; shareholders and partners in conflict; parties threatened with claims; anyone who wants an honest early view before positions harden.

Enquiries

Talk to us before the question becomes a problem.

Initial consultations are confidential, and you’ll leave with our preliminary view — not a brochure.

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