Before commencing or continuing a dispute, it is important to understand the facts, available evidence, value, deadlines, costs, prospects of recovery and realistic outcomes of each legal route.
We represent individuals, businesses and legal entities in civil, commercial, minor-offence and enforcement proceedings, in pursuing and contesting claims, damages claims and insurance disputes. We provide legal support from the initial assessment and negotiations through court proceedings, recovery and enforcement of the decision.
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Dispute assessment, negotiations and settlement
Before proceedings are commenced, we analyse the legal basis of the claim and objections, facts, available evidence, limitation and other deadlines, jurisdiction, expected costs and prospects of recovery.
On that basis, we recommend the appropriate course. We prepare demands, damages claims, other claims, responses and settlement proposals and represent clients in negotiations and settlement agreements.
Civil, commercial and minor-offence proceedings
We represent claimants and defendants in civil and commercial disputes and defendants and other participants in minor-offence proceedings.
We prepare claims, defences, submissions and legal remedies, propose evidence and participate in its presentation, and represent clients at hearings. Throughout the proceedings, we reassess developments, procedural risks and the possibility of an agreed resolution.
Securing and recovering claims
We help creditors establish the legal basis, due date, amount and recoverability of claims in good time and select the appropriate method of security and recovery.
We prepare demands and debt-settlement agreements, negotiate deadlines and instalments and commence the appropriate court, notarial or enforcement proceedings. When commercial relationships are being agreed, we advise on promissory notes, guarantees, security interests and other forms of security.
We help persons facing a claim review its legal basis and amount, limitation, payments made, set-off and other available objections.
Enforcement and protective measures
We represent creditors and debtors in enforcement against bank accounts, real estate, movable property, receivables and other assets.
We seek and challenge interim and preliminary measures to preserve assets and future recovery. Our work may include postponement or termination of enforcement, legal remedies, counter-enforcement and recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards.
Compensation for traffic accidents, personal injury and property damage
We represent injured parties and persons facing liability in claims for pecuniary and non-pecuniary loss arising from traffic accidents, workplace incidents, business activities, defects or breaches of contractual and other duties. In traffic matters, a claim may include vehicle-repair costs, total loss, diminished market value and other related property damage.
For personal injury, legal support may include compensation for physical pain, fear, mental distress and other consequences, as well as treatment costs, third-party care and lost earnings where the legal requirements are met. We analyse the incident, liability, causation, contributory fault, extent of loss, limitation and insurance cover, prepare the documents for expert assessment, participate in taking evidence and conduct negotiations with the insurer and court proceedings.
Insurance disputes
We advise and represent policyholders, beneficiaries, injured parties and insurers in matters concerning the existence and scope of cover, exclusions, notification of a loss and the obligation to pay.
We review the policy, insurance terms, incident documentation, valuation and calculation of loss and correspondence between the parties. Legal support may include preparing a claim or defence, negotiations, an objection and representation in court.
How we work
Initial enquiry
The client sends us a short description of the dispute, claim or incident, details of the people and companies involved, the intended objective and any deadline.
It is important to state whether the other party has already made a claim, whether proceedings have begun and when the latest submission, decision or notice was received.
Review of documents and evidence
We review agreements, invoices, correspondence, decisions, records and other available evidence. We identify the facts that must be proved and any additional documents that should be obtained.
For incidents involving loss or injury, the review also covers the insurance policy, claim notification, medical, technical or financial documents and information about witnesses and earlier communications.
Legal assessment and strategy
We assess the basis of the claim and possible objections, available evidence, deadlines, jurisdiction, expected duration, costs and prospects of recovery.
With the client, we compare negotiation, settlement, security, litigation and enforcement and select a route proportionate to the value and risk of the matter.
Action and case management
We agree the specific actions, scope of representation and communication process.
The engagement may include drafting a claim or defence, negotiations, commencing or defending proceedings, an interim measure, representation, a legal remedy, settlement and recovery.
What to prepare for an initial enquiry
Basic information
- names of the individuals, companies and authorities involved
- a short description of the business relationship, incident or dispute
- the amount claimed and how it was calculated, where relevant
- steps already taken and the other party’s response
- the court or notary, case reference and current stage if proceedings have begun
- the date on which the latest document was received and the next important deadline
Documents available to you
- agreements, amendments, general terms and security documents
- invoices, delivery notes, handover records and evidence of payment
- demands, claims, objections and relevant correspondence
- claim form, defence, enforcement decision, court decisions and hearing records
- photographs, recordings, witness details and other evidence
- medical, technical and financial documents concerning the loss or injury
- insurance policy and terms, claim notification, valuation and the insurer’s response
For the initial enquiry, the basic information and documents directly connected with the claim or deadline are sufficient. Following an initial review, we will identify anything else that should be obtained.
Typical matters
Unpaid invoice and future recovery risk
A company has supplied goods or performed services correctly, but the customer disputes the invoice, requests more time or stops responding.
The agreement, order, evidence of performance, invoice and correspondence should be reviewed, together with the due date, possible objections and available information on recoverability. We can then select a demand, negotiations, security, litigation or enforcement.
A claim or enforcement decision has been received
An individual or business receives a claim, payment order or enforcement decision with a deadline for responding or seeking a remedy.
The delivery date, basis and amount of the claim, jurisdiction, available evidence and possible objections must be established first. The response, objection or other submission and the further procedural strategy can then be prepared.
An incident and a dispute with the insurer
Following a traffic accident, personal injury or damage to a vehicle or other property, the insurer rejects the claim, disputes cover or offers an amount that does not reflect the established consequences.
The circumstances, liability, policy wording, claim notification, repair cost or total loss, diminished vehicle value, medical records, consequences of the injury and claim calculation should be considered together. Legal support may include supplementing the claim, an objection, negotiations and court proceedings.
Breach of an important commercial agreement
A business partner delays performance, changes agreed terms unilaterally, supplies defective goods, performs defective work or announces the end of the relationship.
The analysis covers the agreement, past performance, notices and evidence, agreed security and the consequences of continuing or terminating the relationship. The objective is to protect rights in good time, preserve evidence and choose between performance, price reduction, damages, termination and another appropriate remedy.
Related legal guides
Employer liability, evidence, categories of loss, the damages claim, limitation and court protection.
Deadlines, price, additional works, guarantees, defects, handover, termination and the parties’ liability.
Requirements and procedure for termination, reasoning, deadlines and protection of rights.
Selecting the appropriate legal route, proving ownership, land-register proceedings and court protection.
Begin by describing the claim, the other party and the important deadline.
In your initial enquiry, identify the people or companies involved, the basis and amount of the claim, steps already taken, the current stage and the next deadline. Attach the agreement, invoice, claim, decision, insurance policy or another key document. On that basis, we will agree the scope of the review and the next step.