What, exactly, does the term ‘Dispute Resolution’ cover?

Almost any area of commercial law with which a company or sole trader might have difficulty, such as:

• Contractual disputes
• Shareholder disputes
• Partnership issues
• Property disputes
• Professional negligence claims (such as those
involving solicitors, accountants, surveyors,
architects and other providers of professional services)
• Intellectual property disputes (including
issues relating to copyright, patents, trade
marks, design rights and ‘Passing Off’
• Debt recovery
• Bringing and defending actions for unfair
and wrongful dismissal and sex and race
discrimination in the Employment Tribunal

An ally and advocate you can rely on

However tempting it may be to fight your cause without professional assistance and advice, it’s simply not enough to know that you have ‘right’ on your side. Whether you’re a sole trader, a limited company, a PLC or an insolvency practitioner, you need an experienced, expert ally and advocate working on your behalf - which is where we come in.
As litigation specialists and being led by two of our most experienced Associate Solicitors, the Crane & Staples Dispute Resolution team is here to make the negotiation and settlement of any dispute as painless and worry free as it can possibly be.

Strength in depth – for a commercially and legally effective resolution

With a proven track record in High Court and County Court actions ranging in value from £1000 to more than £1 million, we’re as experienced influential and well-connected with counsels’ chambers as Central London practitioners. We’re also equally efficacious and much more cost-effective (and we are amenable to acting on your behalf under a Conditional Fee Agreement in appropriate cases).
Our cost-conscious pricing policy is

designed to make it affordable – and very definitely advisable – for you to involve us before a dispute arises.

Prevention is better than cure

It’s important to remember that the sooner you involve us, the more we can do for you – and the better we can do it. By working with you to develop a full understanding of your business and the way it works we can advise on issues such as employment contracts and Compromise Agreements to pre-empt potential problems. Furthermore, our experience in the expert handling of arbitration and mediation can often avoid the need for expensive and stressful litigation.

Drawing on our deep pool of resources

The boundaries between legal disciplines are rarely hard and fast – which is why we work closely with our colleagues in our specialist Commercial and Property teams. This collaborative, collegiate approach enables us to act with equal efficacy for developers, commercial and residential landlords and tenants in a broad range of areas including, but certainly not limited to:
• Land-related claims (including boundary disputes)
• Commercial and residential landlord and tenant disputes (including applications to the Leasehold
Valuation Tribunal)
• Mortgage repossession
• Business tenancy renewals
• Building and construction litigation

A team you can trust

We pride ourselves on our friendly, approachable way of working – one that our established clients have come to appreciate and find very reassuring.

Easily contactable on our direct dial number (01707 387057), the solicitors on the Dispute Resolution team are backed up by highly experienced legal assistants who can usually answer any question if your solicitor’s not available. If they can’t, they’ll make sure you’re called back the same day by someone who can.

So take one worry off your list today by calling Richard Bluestone or Colin Bosman to talk about your needs without any obligation.