Litigation and dispute resolution

Disputes are an unwelcome drain on business resources, from the time they absorb through to the risk of financial loss in resolving them.  It is imperative that issues which have the potential to escalate into disputes are identified and resolved at an early stage.  Where litigation is unavoidable or inevitable, we will work closely with you to explore the most appropriate and cost-effective means of procuring an early solution.  We have a strong ethos of achieving commercially sound outcomes, ensuring minimum disruption to your business.

Our team offers a comprehensive service in dispute resolution, including advice on terms of trading, partnerships, joint ventures and insolvency. Clients benefit from our substantial experience of trading and transactional disputes, and company law disputes in all their various forms.

Team members are experienced advocates and negotiators and where appropriate to your particular case, we will often advise that we deploy alternative means of dispute resolution such as mediation and other methods of structured negotiation, as well as arbitration and expert determination.

We can help you by advising on a number of specialist areas, including:

• Agricultural disputes 
• National and international debt collection 
• Contractual and commercial disputes 
• Corporate insolvency, including international/cross border insolvency 
• Defamation 
• Disputes in relation to business acquisitions and disposals 
• E-commerce disputes 
• Intellectual property disputes 
• Partnership and shareholder disputes 
• Product liability claims 
• Professional negligence