Commercial Litigation Solicitors

What Our Commercial Litigation Solicitors Can Help With

Our solicitors advise on and resolve matters ranging from straightforward debt recovery to complex, high value disputes involving multiple parties.

We act for businesses, company directors, shareholders and individuals across a broad spectrum of commercial disputes, providing practical advice, strategic guidance and effective representation at every stage of the process.

Wherever possible, we seek to achieve a commercial resolution through negotiation or alternative dispute resolution, although we are equally experienced in pursuing and defending court proceedings when required.

Contract Disputes

A contract dispute arises where parties disagree about the meaning of a contract, the obligations it imposes, or whether those obligations have been fulfilled. Our solicitors advise on all aspects of contract disputes, including breach of contract claims, recovery of unpaid sums and disputes concerning contractual interpretation. We assist clients in assessing and quantifying their losses, pursuing damages and other contractual remedies, and defending claims brought against them.

Debt Recovery

Unpaid invoices damage cash flow and divert valuable management time. Our commercial litigation solicitors assist businesses in recovering outstanding sums efficiency and cost-effectively, through  robust representation and enforcement.

Shareholder Disputes

Shareholder disputes can be highly disruptive, creating uncertainty for a business and its stakeholders.  We act for majority and minority shareholders in a wide range of shareholder disputes, including disagreements over profit sharing, decision-making authority, unfair prejudice, exit terms and other matters.

Partnership Disputes

Partnership disputes can arise for a various reasons, including disagreements over business management, profit sharing, contributions, partner exits, strategic direction or the respective roles and responsibilities of partners. When partnership disputes arose, it is important to obtain clear advice at an early stage to protect your commercial and personal interests and to minimise business disruption.

Professional Negligence Claims

Professionals who undertake work for clients are required to exercise the reasonable skill and care expected of a competent practitioner in their field. Where concerns arise as to whether that standard has been met, disputes can follow and may give rise to professional negligence claims.

Our commercial litigation solicitors advise both claimants and defendants in professional negligence disputes involving a wide range of professionals, including accountants, solicitors, financial advisers, architects, surveyors and other specialist consultants.

Director and Officer Disputes

Disputes involving directors and officers can have significant implications for both businesses and individuals. Our solicitors advise companies, directors and shareholders on a wide range of matters, including allegations of breach of fiduciary duty, wrongful trading, misfeasance, conflicts of interest and director disqualification proceedings.

Injunctions and Urgent Relief

When immediate action is required, to freeze assets, prevent the misuse of confidential information, or restrain a departing employee from breaching restrictive covenants, our litigation team moves quickly. We have experience obtaining emergency injunctions in the High Court at short notice.

Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Not every commercial dispute needs to be determined by a court. Alternative dispute resolution, also known as “ADR”, refers to a range of processes designed to help parties reach a negotiated outcome without the time, cost and uncertainty often associated with trial. Common forms of ADR include mediation, negotiation, expert determination and adjudication, with mediation being one of the most frequently used methods in commercial disputes.

ADR can offer significant advantages, including greater flexibility, confidentiality, speed and cost savings. It can also help preserve important commercial relationships and allows parties to retain greater control over the outcome than if the dispute were determined by a judge.

Our commercial litigation solicitors regularly advise and represent clients in mediation and other forms of ADR. We assess at an early stage whether ADR is appropriate in the circumstances of the dispute and, where it is, advise on the most suitable process to achieve our clients’ objectives.

How We Approach Commercial Disputes

No two commercial disputes are the same. The appropriate strategy will depend on the nature of the dispute, the parties involved, the strength of the available evidence and the outcome you are seeking to achieve.

From the outset, our commercial litigation solicitors take the time to understand your objectives and assess the legal and commercial issues at play. We provide clear advice on the merits of your position, the options available to you, the likely costs involved and the potential risks and benefits of each option.

We work closely with our clients to develop the right legal and commercial strategy to provide the strongest possible representation.

Why Choose Nelsons for Commercial Litigation

Nelsons is an East Midlands’ leading commercial law firm, with dedicated litigation expertise built over decades of practice.

• • Recognised expertise: Nelsons is ranked in the Legal 500 for commercial litigation and is consistently recognised as a leading firm in the East Midlands. This recognition reflects the quality of our advice and representation, and the depth of our experience.
  • Decades of commercial litigation experience: Our litigation team has decades of experience advising businesses and individuals on contentious matters, , acting for clients ranging from owner-managed SMEs to large corporates.
  • Strength in depth: As a full-service law firm, our commercial litigators work closely with colleagues across our corporate, employment, insolvency, property and regulatory teams. This enables us to provide comprehensive advice where disputes involve multiple areas of law.
  • Regional presence with national reach: With offices in Derby, Leicester, and Nottingham, we provide specialist commercial litigation support throughout the East Midlands. We also act for clients nationally, handling many instructions remotely with no reduction in the quality or speed of our service.
  • Transparent, flexible fee structures: We recognise that the cost of bringing or defending a claim is an important consideration. Where appropriate, we can discuss a range of funding arrangements and fee structures.

Whether you are pursuing a claim or responding to one, our commercial litigation team can advise you on your position and the options available and provide robust representation. Call us on 0800 024 1976 or complete our online enquiry form.