Company and Partnership Disputes
Disagreements between shareholders, directors or partners, including proceedings over the conduct of a company's affairs and the winding up of a business relationship.
What this covers
Civil litigation is the conduct of a dispute through the courts: the pleadings that define it, the interlocutory applications that shape it, the trial that decides it, and any appeal that follows.
Most matters do not reach trial. Part of the work is advising, early and honestly, on whether a claim is worth bringing at all, and on what it is likely to cost in time and money before it is resolved.
Before you write
Two things are worth knowing at the outset.
Time limits apply
Most civil claims must be brought within a fixed period, and a claim brought late is usually lost however strong it is. If something has already happened, it is better to ask early than to wait.
Do not send confidential papers yet
Before we can act, we must check that acting for you does not conflict with an existing client. Tell us the outline; keep the documents until we have confirmed we can take the matter on.
Enquiries
Set out what happened and when, in your own words. There is no charge for an enquiry and no obligation on either side.