Dispute Resolution, International Arbitration & Litigation

We work with our clients to manage risk and to avoid litigation wherever possible. Our lawyers have longstanding experience in understanding, interpreting and handling commercial and civil disputes. Where appropriate, our lawyers draw on their international expertise and our insights into relevant cultural differences, which allows us to seamlessly handle complex local or cross-border cases that you may be facing. Our lawyers settle disputes in the most appropriate manner, whether by mediation, adjudication or expert determination. This makes them reliable partners and strong advocates for our clients’ interests. Adding Value Whilst we offer a cohesive dispute resolution service, identifying and advising on related issues as they arise. We can also provide specialist advice on:

Family

It’s difficult and unsettling when married and domestic couples’ relationships breakdown, more so when there are children involved. So, you can expect a sympathetic but objective ear and we’ll hand hold you as we jointly work with you to solve the issues which have arisen as a consequence of the breakdown of your marriage or relationship, including property settlement, children’s issues and child support. And we’ll make every effort to avoid delays, stress, and the costs of Court proceedings by negotiating settlements through mediation and alternative dispute resolution.

Employment

For Employees

It’s a really unsettling feeling when you’re the one having difficulties in the workplace, whether you’re feeling discriminated against, at the brunt of workplace bullying or you have had your employment terminated without good reason. Be reassured that those butterflies in your stomach won’t be there all the time. Just because you don’t know whether you should say something or do something, doesn’t mean that you can’t. We’re here to help and we’ll start by listening.

For Employers

We know the stress managing employee claims, such as unfair dismissal, general protection disputes and breach of contract can take its toll on a business and on the people involved, that’s why we have taken a different approach and that comes from years of working closely with organisations and employers like yours across a broad range of industries. We’ll listen first, understand your business needs and provide specialist and practical advice to resolve the issues. After all we too run a business, so we know what you’ll be going through and if it means us helping you drafting a new set of new harassment and bullying policies, we’ll help you do just that.

Corporate & Commercial

It goes without saying that you’ll already have plenty on your plate, whether you’re taking on a lease of a new premises or you are merging with another business or negotiating terms for a complex overseas deal. We understand this very well. So, we’ll guide you through all communications with stakeholders and work with you to prioritise the big issues whether that be navigating through complex regulatory requirements or stress test warranties, indemnities, liability limitations and jurisdiction clauses.

We already understand what it’s like to be a business, because we’re one too, and that’s why we’ll invest time in understanding your objectives and work alongside you to achieve them, whether you need legal advice on matters to help your businesses develop and grow, whether organically or through mergers and acquisitions. Oh, and we’re not too small to guide some of the world’s leading corporates, commercial organisations, financial institutions and governments through a range of stages of their corporate development and we’ve done so across a broad spectrum of sectors, so we can advise and facilitate you, if you are an overseas Companies in opening offices or acquiring businesses or assets in the UK.

Something else to think about

Lasting Power of Attorney

Maybe you have already heard of A Lasting Power of Attorney or never heard the phrase LPA when people talk about Wills or planning. It allows you to appoint someone that you trust as an ‘Attorney’ to make decisions on your behalf when you no longer wish to, or when you lack the mental capacity to do so. They can be registered with the Office of the Public Guardian and cover:

SME & Start Ups

If you’re thinking about setting up your own company or you have already crossed that wavy line into entrepreneurship, then we’re with you. In fact, we’re more than just here as legal support. We know the challenges of starting up and growing a new business and when specialist legal advice and support is most urgently required at the birth of a new company, we know all too well how this also happens to be the time when financial resources are at their most scarce.

So, we’ve come up with our Business buddy package, where the legal advice and support that you need to succeed, is on the basis of a fee arrangement which supports the growth of the business during the start-up and scale-up phases. From a corporate perspective, this can range from assisting with the choice of the business medium through which the new venture will be carried on – a private company, a public company, a limited liability partnership or as a sole trader – through to preparing suitable forms of shareholders’ agreements or partnership agreements.

UN & Charities

Our approach has always been to provide practical advice and guidance to domestic and international charities and non-profit organisations. Of course, we’re very familiar with current issues and concerns across the charity sector, so we can tailor our service through guidance notes, giving advice or by handholding to individual charity clients. We recognise the specific needs of the sector, and the ever-increasing emphasis on governance and best practice. So, whether you are a large aid organisation such as the United Nations, a start-up, a social enterprise, a community organisation or a family foundation, we have a real understanding of issues, both large and small, that you may face on a day-to-day basis and we offer a comprehensive service to you.

Small charities should ask about our Buddy package.