We can advise you on the appropriate way forward and devise a strategy to best achieve your goals, whether this is through negotiation, mediation, or contested court proceedings.
Funding
Although much of our work is privately funded, we do represent some claimants on a No Win – No Fee basis where the circumstances allow. We would be happy to assess the suitability of your case if this is of interest to you and the value of the dispute exceeds the £25,000 court threshold.
We also operate an ‘Initial Fee Limit’ funding scheme. Starting at £550 + VAT, this allows you to engage our services on a limited basis to achieve a particular objective, while remaining in complete control of your budget.
In addition, we offer limited or ‘as required’ assistance where it may not be economic for solicitors to act for you throughout an entire dispute.
In some instances, we are able to work on a fixed fee basis, such as our Cease and Desist service for harassment cases, the cost of which starts at £750 + VAT.
The disputes we can assist with
We can assist with a full range of civil disputes, including:
- Consumer disputes
- Rights of way and boundary issues
- Breach of contract
- Property disputes
- Defamation
- Intellectual property
- Harassment
- Business and commercial disputes
- Partnership disputes
We have specialist teams dealing with medical negligence, personal injury, professional negligence and contested probate.
What makes us different?
Our civil disputes team is led by Partner Lee Dawkins and includes two very experienced civil litigation solicitors, Zoe Harker-Smith and partner Emma Slade.
We pride ourselves on offering practical, cost-effective legal advice. We will create a case plan at the outset that is consistent with your budget and identify the strategy that’s most likely to achieve your desired objectives as quickly and economically as possible.
We will advise you on the benefits of negotiation, mediation, and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. By adopting a proactive approach to settlement, a dispute can often be resolved at an early stage, without the expense and worry of court proceedings.
Where a negotiated settlement is not possible, we will guide you through the court processes to bring your case to a resolution.
Throughout any dispute, the emphasis is on achieving an outcome that is proportionate to the legal costs and the litigation risks involved.
Our SRA regulated solicitors are rated Excellent on the independent legal review Website, ReviewSolicitors, with over 1,800 five star reviews.
