Disputes and recovery
Act early enough to preserve your options.
Early case assessment, negotiation and court representation for commercial, property, contract and recovery disputes.
01Written scope before work begins
02Indicative fees or pricing factors explained
03Digital-first document handling
04A clear response within one business day
Recognise the moment
This may be the right route if…
Start with the situation, not the legal label. We will confirm the correct scope after reviewing the basic record.
A deadline or threat has arrived
You have received a demand, pleading, notice or urgent communication that requires a controlled response.
The relationship has broken down
Performance, payment, ownership or contractual expectations are now disputed.
A debt remains unpaid
You need to assess proof, recovery prospects, negotiation leverage and the proportionate enforcement route.
Interactive diagnostic / about 2 minutes
Dispute urgency check
Answer three practical questions. The result is indicative guidance, not legal advice, and nothing is submitted.
Your indicative route
What we can take responsibility for
Scope, deliverables and fee clarity.
These are starting points rather than packages forced onto every matter. Third-party costs and final scope are confirmed separately in writing.
Early case assessment
- Chronology and evidence review
- Merits and recovery analysis
- Recommended route and budget stages
Negotiation and settlement
- Position and leverage analysis
- Without-prejudice strategy
- Settlement documentation within scope
Court representation
- Pleadings and procedural strategy
- Evidence and hearing preparation
- Representation through agreed stages
Professional fees exclude VAT and official or third-party disbursements unless the written quote states otherwise.
A visible working relationship
Know what happens on both sides.
The process changes with the matter. The responsibility to keep the route visible does not.
- 01
Preserve your position
YouSend the demand, pleadings, agreement, messages and deadline.
HTLAWe identify immediate procedural, evidence and asset risks.
- 02
Choose the objective
YouClarify the commercial outcome, constraints and settlement range.
HTLAWe assess merits, leverage, cost and realistic resolution paths.
- 03
Run the agreed route
YouApprove staged decisions as facts and responses develop.
HTLAWe negotiate, file or appear within the defined scope and keep decisions visible.
Representative engagement
A commercial debt has become a wider dispute
- Situation
- Invoices are unpaid, but the other party now challenges performance and threatens a counterclaim.
- Legal route
- Preserve the contractual record, test the proof on both sides and select a demand, negotiation or court sequence proportionate to recovery prospects.
- Safeguard
- A strong demand begins with evidence, not volume.
Before you instruct
Practical questions.
Clear answers help you decide whether to share documents, book advice or continue researching.
01What should I send for an early case assessment?
A short chronology, the key agreement, invoices or payments, relevant messages, any demand or pleading, and the outcome you want.
02Will the matter have to go to court?
Not necessarily. The right route depends on urgency, leverage, evidence, enforceability, the counterparty and the value of a negotiated result.
03Can you act urgently?
Where conflict, capacity and the record permit. Send the exact deadline and triggering document first.
04How are litigation fees structured?
Usually by stages after an early assessment. Court fees, process service, experts and other disbursements are treated separately.
Choose the level of commitment
Move from uncertainty to a scoped next step.
Information on this page is general guidance and does not create an advocate-client relationship. Formal advice begins only after conflict checks and written engagement.