Litigation & Dispute Resolution

When your business is facing a legal dispute, you need clear, realistic advice to cut through the confusion and get the result you want quickly and cost-effectively. You also need to make sure the way you deal with the dispute fits your overall business interests, including protecting your reputation and key commercial relationships. Our pragmatic, business-minded civil litigation & dispute resolution solicitors can help.

Our litigation and dispute resolution solicitors specialise in managing and resolving conflicts through legal means. We handle a variety of tasks and responsibilities to protect our client's interests and resolve disputes effectively.

What do litigation and dispute resolution solicitors do?

Litigation and dispute resolution solicitors in the UK provide a wide range of services to assist individuals, businesses, and organizations in managing and resolving legal disputes.

Here are the key types of services we offer:

• Civil Litigation
• Breach of Contract
• Landlord and Tenant Disputes
• Debt Recovery
• Defamation
• Dilapidations

Civil Litigation

Civil litigation involves legal disputes between individuals, businesses, or organisations that seek monetary compensation or specific performance rather than criminal sanctions.

This type of litigation covers a wide range of non-criminal issues, including contract disputes, personal injury claims, property disputes, and family law matters.

The process typically includes stages such as filing a complaint, discovery, pre-trial motions, trial, and possibly appeal. Civil litigation aims to resolve conflicts by enforcing rights, compensating losses, and providing remedies through the court system.

Breach of Contract

A breach of contract or contractual dispute arises when one party fails to fulfil their obligations as outlined in a contract, leading to disagreements between the involved parties.

These disputes can involve issues such as non-payment, failure to deliver goods or services, or violation of terms and conditions.

The aggrieved party may seek remedies such as damages, specific performance, or contract termination. Resolving these disputes often involves negotiation, mediation, arbitration, or litigation to enforce the contract and compensate for any losses incurred due to the breach.

Landlord and Tenant Disputes

Landlord and tenant disputes refer to conflicts between property owners and their renters, typically involving issues such as unpaid rent, lease violations, property maintenance, eviction processes, and security deposit returns. These disputes can arise from misunderstandings or breaches of the rental agreement.

Resolution may involve negotiation, mediation, or legal action to enforce lease terms, protect rights, and ensure fair treatment of both parties. Effective resolution aims to restore a functional rental relationship or facilitate a fair termination of the tenancy.

Debt Recovery

Our debt recovery solicitors specialise in helping individuals and businesses recover outstanding debts. We provide legal services to pursue unpaid invoices, loans, or other debts through negotiation, formal demand letters, and, if necessary, court action.

Our expertise includes understanding debtor-creditor laws, drafting legal documents, and representing clients in court proceedings. Our debt recovery solicitors aim to secure payment efficiently while minimising costs and preserving business relationships whenever possible.

Defamation

Defamation solicitors specialise in handling legal cases involving defamation, which includes libel (written statements) and slander (spoken statements) that harm an individual's or organisation's reputation. We provide services such as assessing the validity of defamation claims, drafting cease and desist letters, and representing clients in negotiations or court proceedings to seek remedies like apologies, retractions, and damages.

Our expertise helps protect and restore reputations by ensuring that false and damaging statements are addressed and rectified.

Dilapidations

Dilapidations solicitors specialise in resolving disputes between landlords and tenants regarding the condition of leased properties at the end of a tenancy.

We provide legal advice on tenants' obligations to repair or restore property, draft and review schedules of dilapidations, and represent clients in negotiations or court proceedings.

Our goal is to ensure fair settlements for repair costs and to help maintain the property's condition as stipulated in the lease agreement.