Guidance notes · For disputes

Disputes & Advocacy

Guidance in discrete, self-contained notes — read the one you need, keep it, and move on.

Running, defending or settling a case — with senior advocacy for the parts that need it. These notes explain how the process works and how to put your case at its best. Select the one that fits.

Breach of Contract Disputes

The deal has gone wrong — what your contract required, what counts as a breach, and what you can actually recover.

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Boundary & Neighbour Disputes

Where the legal boundary really is, the flashpoints that recur, and how to resolve them without ruinous cost.

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Injunctions & Urgent Applications

When something must be stopped today — how emergency court orders work, and what the first 24 hours demand.

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Shareholder Disputes & Deadlock

When the owners fall out: where the power sits, your leverage, and the routes to a buy-out.

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Unfair Dismissal & Discrimination Claims

Two different claims, one tribunal — what each requires, and the deadlines that quietly end them.

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Running Your Own Case

What being a litigant in person involves — and which parts a barrister can take off your hands.

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Drafting an Effective Witness Statement

Fact versus opinion, with worked before-and-after examples.

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What to Expect at a Hearing

The practical side of court day, so the room holds no surprises.

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Settlement & Mediation, Explained

Resolving a dispute without the cost of a fight — and when settling is the strong move.

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The Letter Before Action, Explained

Sending one or received one — what it must contain, what it means, and what happens next.

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Enforcing a Judgment

Winning is only half the battle — turning the court’s order into money in your account.

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Anatomy of an Employment Tribunal Case

From the thing that went wrong to the hearing — the stages, the deadlines, and where it usually ends.

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Anatomy of a Civil Litigation Case

From dispute to judgment — the stages, the costs at stake, and why most cases never reach a trial.

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Instructing a Barrister Directly

How direct access works, and how it differs from using a solicitor.

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A barrister or a solicitor?

Different tools — what each does, how fees run, and when each is the right answer.

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Financial Remedy on Divorce

Dividing money and property when a marriage ends — what the court can do, and why an agreement still needs an order.

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Insolvency: Winding-Up & Bankruptcy

Personal and corporate insolvency — for creditors using the tools, and for directors and debtors facing a demand.

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