Business Dispute Resolution

Business Disputes

Each of the members of our London business disputes team is skilled in negotiating, resolving, and managing business disputes and conducting commercial litigation. We recognise the value of alternative dispute resolution methods and when it is likely to be productive.

Arbitration, mediation and private negotiation are useful alternatives to resolve business disputes promptly, and it is essential that parties in dispute seriously consider these avenues to resolve disputes as the returns may yield a better return than resource to formal court-based commercial dispute resolution.

Dispute Resolution

We assist our clients to resolve disputes by:

advising on alternative means of resolving dispute resolutions by mediation and other suitable alternative dispute resolution methods;
identifying strengths and weaknesses of claims made by both parties;
developing resolution strategies, by negotiation and other ADR methods;
identifying claims and defences in legal proceedings;
advising on prospects of success of claims and defences before disputes mature and when litigation is commenced;
taking a proactive approach to advise on the steps and processes in commercial disputes;
developing approaches and strategic dispute management strategies;
representation in courts, specialist statutory and regulatory tribunals.

We have assisted businesses involved in disputes in a wide range of areas, such as:

company and contractual disputes;
print and electronic media;
manufactured goodsdistributed to mass markets;
directors' and officers' liability;
information technology;
insurance;
energy and resources;
banking and insolvency;
negligence in delvery of professional services;
telecommunications;
commercial property disputes and leases.

Commercial Litigation

We have acted for our clients in commercial litigation and advised extensively in respect of:

requirements for performance of commercial contracts, such as failures to observe terms of contracts and the likely consequent remedies, such as damages, injunctions and ancillary relief;
placing a value on sums recoverable arising from breaches of contract;
asserting and enforcing intellectual property rights claims;
systematic fraudulent conduct, which has gone undetected or unpunished for long periods of time;
suitability and availability of interim injunctions in business disputes, such as:
- freezing orders to preserve assets to ensure availability for satisfaction of judgment debts;
- search orders to secure evidence of wrongdoing, without notice to intended defendants both in England and overseas;
- quia timet injunctions to preserve the positions of disputing parties, thus limiting damage caused to claimants leading up to the trial;
enforcing judgment debts obtained abroad against companies and individuals located in England;
assisting clients enforce judgments obtained in England abroad;
advancing claims for breaches of software licences in England and abroad;
defective delivery of professional services, including failed computer systems implementations;
obtaining court orders for production of evidence against parties in other countries from foreign courts for use in English legal proceedings;
recoveries in respect to missold financial products; and
advising on paths of least cost and risk in recoveries.

Our areas of specialist expertise includes litigation in the areas of contract disputes, corporations law, competition, environmental issues, finance, government regulation, information technology, insurance, intellectual property, reputation management and trade practices.

We recognise that pricing is a key issue in commercial litigation and disputes. We advance alternatives to traditional pricing models where possible.

Commercial litigation law firm

Our offices on Fleet Street in London are local to International Dispute Resolution centres and several mediation venues.

London Business Solicitors & Lawyers

Our Solicitors in London assist businesses in the UK and internationally to create options, achieve realistic and attainable goals, and providing guidance to assist decision-making in a commercial context.

For more information, legal advice or to find out more about the legal services we provide, call 020 7353 1770 or contact us online.