Business disputes. Resolved commercially.

Before every escalation you'll see the same one-page view: likely cost, likely recovery, likely time. You decide with the numbers in front of you.

Bring the contract, the key emails and a timeline to your first call — the better the picture, the sharper the advice.

Tell us what happened and what you're owed. A dispute solicitor will review it and call you back the same working day — free.

Commercial disputes we handle

Every dispute gets the same first question: what outcome is worth what cost? Then we go and get it.

Broken agreements, missed deliverables, quality rows — we establish your position fast and push for the commercial fix, not the longest fight.

From a firm letter to judgment and enforcement — recovery that stays proportionate to the debt, so chasing it still makes sense.

Deadlock, exits and unfair prejudice — protecting your stake and, where it's worth saving, the business itself.

When bad advice cost you money — claims against professionals, built on what the loss actually was rather than what it feels like.

Dilapidations, rent arrears, break notices and possession — property rows handled on either side of the lease.

Distribution, agency and supply-chain conflicts — resolved with the ongoing relationship in mind, where it's worth keeping.

Late payment: the law is already on your side

On business-to-business debts, late-payment legislation adds statutory interest at 8% above the Bank of England base rate, fixed compensation on every overdue invoice, and your reasonable recovery costs — automatically, unless the contract substitutes a real alternative.

Claimed properly across a run of old invoices, it changes the arithmetic of a demand letter — the debtor is suddenly watching the bill grow. It's the first thing we calculate on every recovery file, and it can reach back years.

Partnership & shareholder exits, in order

Bring the agreement and the last set of accounts to the free review — they decide the strategy.

A straight talker in your corner

Disputes are decided by preparation and judgement — knowing when to push, and when the deal on the table is the win.

A straight-talking senior solicitor across litigation and property — resolving disputes with a firm grip on the cost–benefit, not just the argument.

Across Trustpilot, Google and ReviewSolicitors — clients who came to us with matters just like yours, and would come back.

That's the first question we answer — free. It comes down to three things: the strength of your case, what the other side can actually pay, and what it will cost to get there. Sometimes the honest answer is no, and we'll tell you before you spend a pound finding out.

Probably not — the great majority of commercial disputes settle through correspondence, negotiation or mediation. But settlements are won by preparation: the side that's ready for court is the side that gets the better deal without going.

Letter-before-action stage often resolves matters within weeks. An issued claim typically takes nine to eighteen months to reach trial, depending on value and complexity — though settlement can land at any point along the way.

The debt or damages, interest, and usually a contribution towards your legal costs — though rarely all of them. That gap is exactly why we run the cost–benefit numbers before every stage, not after.

Quite possibly. Contracts form through conduct, emails and part performance, not just signatures — if both sides behaved as though a deal existed, the law often agrees. The evidence trail matters more than the missing signature.

On business-to-business debts, yes — late-payment legislation gives you statutory interest at 8% above the Bank of England base rate, fixed compensation per overdue invoice and reasonable recovery costs, unless your contract provides a substantial remedy of its own. You can claim on invoices going back years, and adding it to a letter before action concentrates minds quickly.

Start with whatever you both signed — a shareholders' agreement or partnership deed usually contains the exit route. If there isn't one, default statutory rules apply and they rarely match what anyone intended. Most deadlocks end in a negotiated buy-out; court remedies like unfair-prejudice petitions exist for the ones that don't. The one mistake is waiting: deadlock drains customers, staff and value every month it runs.

Usually, yes — courts will generally hold parties to an arbitration clause and pause any court claim brought in breach of it. That isn't necessarily bad news: arbitration is private, the decision is binding and enforceable, and you get a say in choosing the tribunal. We'll read your dispute clause before anything is issued — it dictates the whole strategy.