Commercial Litigation Solicitors
Specialist commercial litigation lawyers, with our 30 years’ experience helping businesses resolve complex and high value disputes.
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Commercial Litigation Solicitors
Swift legal action can help you to resolve business problems efficiently, effectively, and to your satisfaction. But, whatever type of dispute you are facing, you must appoint commercial litigation lawyers with the experience, understanding and skills to both support and guide you through the legal process.
Advising on claims from £50,000 to over £1 million, our heavyweight litigation solicitors provide first-class legal advice that is comprehensive, results-focused, and tailored to your situation. With unparalleled experience across a breath of industries including finance, tech, energy and construction, we know what it takes to achieve the best possible outcome.
For your free initial consultation, please call our litigation lawyers today on 020 7467 3980. Alternatively, you can complete the enquiry form on this page.
Common types of commercial disputes
Acting for both claimants and defendants, our dispute resolution lawyers have extensive experience across a broad range of commercial matters.
Typically, these commercial disputes could relate to:
- Debt recovery
- Shareholder disputes
- Director disputes
- Injunctions
- Contract disputes
- Intellectual property
- Sale of goods disputes
- Construction disputes
- Breach of contract claims
- Asset tracing
- Property disputes
- Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Commercial contract disputes
If you are accusing another party of breaching a contract, we can help. This could mean obtaining a court order to force the other side to carry out their contractual obligations or claiming damages to restore the position you would have been in if the contract had been honoured.
On the other hand, if someone has accused you of breaching a contract, we can find out whether a violation occurred, robustly defend your position, and help you to negotiate a swift settlement.
With an eye on your objectives, our litigation lawyers always deploy a pragmatic approach to save you time, money, and potential reputational damage. And regardless of the commercial litigation dispute you are involved in, we will establish what you want to achieve and explain all the options available.
Shareholder disputes
Shareholder disputes can quickly become acrimonious and damaging. And if not handled correctly, such conflicts can result in expensive legal fees, high levels of stress, and even the end of a business.
Our litigation lawyers have vast experience in resolving shareholder conflict and can end most disputes quickly and with minimal impact on everyone involved. Where a resolution is impossible, and the relationship cannot be repaired, we can ensure a clean break to help everyone move forward in the best possible position.
In the vast majority of cases, we avoid costly and disruptive litigation. However, our litigation solicitors have everything it takes to protect our clients’ positions in court. If you’re stuck in a shareholder dispute and need expert legal advice, contact our litigation lawyers today.
Commercial debt recovery
Recovering money owed to you can be frustrating, emotional, and time-consuming. Our expert litigation lawyers can help you get your money back if your attempts at debt recovery have been unsuccessful.
In most cases, we advise starting with Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) to help the disputing parties reach a legally binding decision without going to court. ADR can be effective when the debtor wants to honour the debt but is struggling to pay it back. However, where such attempts are not suitable or successful, or if the debtor has no intention of paying, we can mount a robust case in court.
As well as debt recovery, our litigation lawyers can help with both high-value and complex asset recovery claims. Utilising our considerable resources, experience, and legal acumen, our specialist team will pursue your interests to ensure the best possible outcome.
How do I claim for a commercial dispute?
How you might go about commencing a claim in relation to a commercial dispute will depend on what the dispute is regarding, the options available to you and your overall objective.
You will first need to identify the issues at hand, check to see whether any applicable contract expressly states how disputes should be handled, make enquiries to see whether the dispute is covered by any insurance and check that you are within time to take (or respond to) action.
It is worthwhile taking the time to properly put together a timeline of events and gather all supporting documentation in relation to the dispute for review.
If you have the time, it may be worth exploring the possibility of a pre-action settlement in order to save time and costs. If that is not possible, you will need to follow any pre-action that applies.
At all times you should consider how much the dispute could potentially be worth, whether the person at fault is likely to have the funds to pay, whether it is worthwhile your time in proceeding with action or whether there is perhaps a commercial relationship that you would like to maintain.
What is alternative dispute resolution and mediation?
Alternative Dispute Resolution (more commonly known as “ADR”) refers to a range of methods that can be utilised in order to achieve a resolution to any dispute rather than becoming involved in court proceedings.
Mediation is a form of ADR whereby parties will be given the opportunity to meet in a neutral location. Usually, each party will sit in a separate room and a neutral third party known as the “mediator” will assist in negotiating a settlement between the parties.
Attending a mediation can be useful as it focuses parties’ minds on the dispute, allows you to be directly involved in negotiating your own agreement rather than being subject to an order decided by a judge and can save a huge amount of time and cost for everyone involved.
What is the time limit to resolve a commercial dispute?
The Limitation Act 1980 sets out the law on limitation periods for each cause of action. If a claim is not issued at court by its limitation date it will be “time barred”, which means that any potential claimant will no longer be able to bring that claim.
The most common commercial dispute is a claim for breach of contract. That type of claim has a time limit of six years from the date of the breach, however, if a claimant can prove fraud and/or concealment, limitation may be extended.
Why choose our dispute resolution lawyers?
Our partner-led litigation solicitors ensures that your case benefits from unrivalled experience, precision and strategic oversight. We understand that every business dispute is unique, and we tailor our approach to secure the best possible outcome for you, whether through negotiation or litigation.
Strong negotiation skills
Negotiation is at the heart of our dispute resolution strategy. Our litigation lawyers excel in mediation and out-of-court settlements, leveraging strong negotiation skills to achieve positive solutions for our clients.
When an agreement cannot be reached, we are equally proficient in arbitration and court proceedings, employing comprehensive strategies to defend our clients’ positions robustly.
Outstanding litigation lawyers
When conflicts arise, having an exceptional dispute resolution lawyer by your side can make all the difference. Working on both claimant and defendant cases, we can anticipate what the other side will do next and use this to your advantage.
As a partner-led law firm, our clients can rest assured that their commercial disputes will be handled with the highest levels of precision and expertise.
Transparent pricing
Quality legal advice can be expensive, so we provide several funding options to ensure you get access to the very best litigation lawyers.
What’s more, so that you always feel in control, as well as providing an estimate before we start your case, we will also update your as your case progresses, so there are never any nasty surprises.
Exceptional client care
Passionate about client care and service excellence, our litigation solicitors take complex issues and make them easy to understand.
And because we offer honest, transparent, and jargon-free advice, our clients always know where they stand. Our Lexcel Accreditation status recognises this commitment to client care.
Our commercial litigation solicitor fees
Summit Law’s fees are determined by the amount of time spent on a matter. Each of the lawyers have individual hourly rates depending on their level of experience.
Hourly rates range from £206 to £500 plus VAT.
- Partner: £497 – £500 + VAT
- Solicitor (5+ Years PQE): £457 + VAT
- Solicitors (Under 5 Years PQE): £369 + VAT
- Senior Paralegals: £306 + VAT
- Administrators: £206 + VAT
For more details on our costs, please view our Pricing page.
Contact our litigation lawyers in London
Whatever type of commercial dispute you are involved in, seek advice as soon as possible to increase the chance of a quick resolution.
Our litigation solicitors not only believe that a problem shared is a problem halved, but we are also here to put this into practice and remove the burden from your shoulders.
With all the expertise, skill and commercial acumen needed to handle complex disputes, please get in touch with our litigation lawyers in London on 020 7467 3980.
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