Our Thames Valley based Dispute Resolution team deals with all forms of litigation ranging from High Court and County Court proceedings through to alternative dispute resolution and arbitration.
We aim to understand our client’s objectives and to work in partnership with them to agree and achieve clearly defined goals. We also recognise the various demands that litigation can place on the client, and are careful to provide solutions that are not only effective but which are also practical in terms of cost, time and demands on the client’s resources.
Our commercial clients range across a variety of sectors including IT, e-commerce, professional services, warehousing and transport, manufacturing, media, recruitment, property and construction.
For details of our services for personal disputes click here.
We regularly handle cases involving:
Property disputes
Disputed lease renewals, possession claims, claims arising from break notices, dilapidations claims and other issues relating to breach of landlord or tenant obligations.
Corporate and partnership problems
Disputes between shareholders, partners and co-directors as well Director disqualification proceedings.
Contractual issues
All varieties of contractual claims including those arising from agency and distribution agreements, agreements to supply products and/or services, business acquisition contracts and construction work.
Debt recovery
Our debt collection work includes pursuit of proceedings and appropriate enforcement action. We also advise on pre-emptive credit control techniques and measures.
We handle claims arising from various forms of professional negligence such as accountancy and taxation advice; surveying advice; solicitors' advice.
We advise and represent clients in conection with the negotiation and operation of construction contracts and ancillary documents such as collateral warranties. In addition we deal with dispute resolution work arising from construction contracts including negotiation, mediation, adjudication, arbitration and court proceedings.
We deal with issues arising from employment contracts and service agreements including protection of confidential information; enforcement of post-termination covenants and breach of fiduciary duty.
Other types of dispute
In addition we are experienced in:
Contact our Dispute Resolution team
Our Dispute Resolution team can be contacted on 0118 951 6800
Enjoying “a fine reputation” in the field of dispute resolution, this Reading-based group handles shareholder and partnership disputes, contractual issues, IP disputes and professional negligence matters.
The firm acts on behalf of both companies and individuals and also has a significant property litigation team.
The group is recommended for its excellent case management: “We had contact with both partners and associates, and we were impressed that all the tasks were assigned to the right people,” reported one client.
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