Litigation and Dispute Resolution

"You may win the battle, but lose the war."

When a dispute arises, parties tend to engage into a battle which might become meaningless without a strategic litigation. Our aim is to avoid costly, low value, or outright unnecessary legal tasks, as we do not believe in Pyrrhic victory.

We guide our clients into negotiations and settlement talks when the time is right. Using negotiation and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in cases gives the parties the most flexibility. Even if settlement is evasive, issues in dispute are often narrowed. We advise our clients on how best to handle any direct approach in order to avoid any unfavourable admissions

ADR can be less confrontational, which means a better chance of preserving long-term business relationships. There are cost consequences if a case proceeds to litigation without ADR being considered.  Litigation can be expensive and may not accordingly prove cost effective.

Costs: 

Legal costs in litigation and other dispute resolution processes are often significant. Our fees are negotiable and we offer a number of flexible payment options: hourly rates or blended rates, fixed fee and capped options, conditional fee agreements (CFA), discounted conditional fee agreements (DCFA), third party funding, damages based agreements (DBA), after the event (ATE) insurance.

Type of work carried out involves:

• Ensuring that no relevant limitation period has expired 
• Identifying the correct jurisdiction and court
• Considering the debtor’s ability to pay a judgment
• Engaging into "Without prejudice" negotiations and/or facilitating conversation between parties through mediation
• Evaluating the merits of a dispute by an independent third party, usually a legal representative or occasionally a judge
• Arbitration - private litigation
• Advising clients on the costs position, cost consequences of discontinuance
• Carrying out pre-action protocols correctly
• Drafting particulars of claims or defence and/or counterclaim 
• Issuing proceedings
• Applying for default and summary judgment
• Case management and allocation
• Filing Directions questionnaire, pre-trial checklists
• Disclosure of documents
• Completing and serving a costs budget
• Drafting Witness Statements
• Filing and serving written evidence
• Filing Directions questionnaire, pre-trial checklists
• Drafting court documents
• Filing Hearsay notice
• Obtaining expert report, filing and serving expert report
• Making offers to settle: without prejudice, Calderbank letters, part 36 offers
• Preparing trial bundle
• Enforcing judgment