However, when the problem is more serious, you will need expert legal help to resolve it.
We believe the best advice is based on careful listening, a detailed understanding of the problem as you see it and your ideas about what outcome you want to achieve – or are willing to accept.
Our friendly and highly experienced team will take time to explain the legal issues relating to the dispute – some of which may be very complex – in a clear, jargon-free way.
We are able to assist with:
Our clients seek advice from us on a wide range of existing and potential disputes, whether as Claimant, Defendant or as a third party. Typically the disputes relate to either contracts for supplies or contracts for services.
These tend to arise in a number of different ways from small house extension projects, to much larger and more involved construction contracts, and can involve issues of warranty, such as NHBC (or similar), professional negligence (against a surveyor or architect) or issues concerning the interpretation of contractual terms. Frequently expert evidence will be required from a surveyor, and we are experienced in drawing together a team of experts to protect the interests of our clients.
We are experienced in providing advice on lease provisions, licences, forfeiture, surrender, service charges and breach of covenant.
Frequently clients will come to us with a situation with a professional, such as an accountant, financial adviser, solicitor or another professional person, where they have not received the service that they envisaged. There could be grounds for a complaint; there could be grounds for a negligence claim. There is often a fine line to be drawn between a complaint about poor or inadequate professional service, and professional negligence. While a successful complaint to a regulatory body may entitle the client to compensation, it is unlikely to deliver all the redress that the client needs in order to achieve true recompense. We will assess each case and review the appropriate levels of compensation that can be recovered, and consider the merits and potential benefit of you pursuing a claim.
This arises where comments have been published which are injurious to the reputation of another party. In some cases a client will have suffered a direct loss arising from a damaged reputation and in these cases compensation becomes of paramount need. In other cases loss is much less evident, and unless there are other issues to resolve, a published apology may suffice. Whatever the circumstances, it is important to act quickly, not only can this affect the likely outcome, but also under the Limitation Act, the claim must be presented to the Court within one year of the alleged defamatory remark.
In conjunction with our Private Client Department we advise clients who wish to challenge the provisions of a Will or the Administration of an Estate. By combining specialist knowledge with members of our Private Client Department we are able to best service your interests.
We will provide you with effective advice from the outset and, depending on the nature of the dispute, we can often offer a fixed fee initial appointment.
In all cases we will provide you with an indication of the likely fees you will incur. We will also advise you if your dispute is covered by a “no win no fee” arrangement.
Although court action is an option, it is not the most cost-effective option and there are many other ways to successful resolve a dispute.
Our team will explore with you the most appropriate option, including mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution to successfully resolve you dispute as quickly and as cost-effectively as possible.
How Batchelors Solicitors can help
Find out more about our dispute resolution services by checking out our FAQs section or by getting in touch with us.
Our team
Latest insights
Why choose Batchelors?
Despite our long history dating back more than 370 years,
we are a modern legal practice, serving the diverse needs of today’s clients.
Technical Excellence
We use innovation and technology to help make the legal process more efficient, accessible and cost-effective for our clients.
Expert Knowledge
We are a full service firm and have the specialist legal knowledge to help you deal with a wide range of individual, commercial and social housing legal matters.
Forward Thinking
Not many legal firms can trace their roots back to 1648 – although we are proud of our heritage, we always look to the future to meet the ever-evolving needs of our clients.