Commercial department  
 

Commercial litigation
 

All businesses wish to avoid disputes but sometimes they are inevitable. When they occur Sills & Betteridge offers a comprehensive litigation service to the business community.

Whilst some firms treat commercial litigation as something divorced from commercial practice, we at Sills & Betteridge believe in an holistic approach. This means that all of the members of the department conduct litigation in their specialist area of work in conjunction with our litigation specialist, Karen Bower-Brown.

You will receive clear, accurate and above all commercial advice in relation to your dispute.

If negotiation is possible, you will be assisted to negotiate an acceptable solution to your problem.

If negotiation is not possible, we will conduct your litigation (whether as Claimant or Defendant) in a resolute, timely and cost effective way. We will together plan strategy for your litigation and you will throughout your case be advised on the steps to be taken, the choices open to you and the costs of what is proposed.

We will continue to try and achieve a satisfactory solution out of court whenever that possibility is open.

You will have access to barristers in whatever speciality you need and, if the case requires it, to the finest legal minds in the country.

Our in-house advocates will provide you with cost effective representation in local courts.

We are experienced in dealing with practically all types of litigation that might befall your business, including:-
  • Contractual claims
  • Construction disputes
  • Landlord & Tenant matters
  • Shareholders disputes
  • Partnership actions
  • Intellectual property disputes
  • European law claims
  • Arbitration proceedings
  • Insolvency proceedings
  • Employment claims
  • Health and safety, environmental and other prosecutions
  • Defamation claims
  • Debt collecting
  • Claims arising out of the ownership of land
  • Emergency and interim remedies
For further information please contact Karen Bower-Brown or Gary Phillips.