It is the nature of business that from time to time disputes will occur. Disputes can be costly to business, in terms of not only the cost of resolving the matter but also the time taken by management of the business to deal with them.

Business managers want commercial litigation solicitors who can offer expertise and sound legal advice, whilst ensuring that the matter is dealt with as swiftly and cost effectively as possible.

Of course, we would rather prevent disputes arising in the first place and we work closely with our other commercial colleagues in the Company & Commercial, Debt Recovery and Commercial Property departments to ensure that this is the case. We can also advise on contractual wordings, insurance coverage to ensure clients receive the protection they require when entering into commercial agreements.

However, should a dispute occur, the Business Disputes team at Coles Miller, regularly deal with a wide range of disputes on behalf of commercial clients. Not only do they have a wealth of experience to draw upon in the traditional courts but they also have an impressive track record of obtaining the right results for clients through arbitration, mediation, conciliation, negotiation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR).

Clients can be assured that our commercial litigation lawyers treat every case with the highest levels of professionalism and dedication whether the case is worth thousands or millions of pounds.

Our dispute resolution team can advise on the following:

• Business recovery & insolvency
• Commercial disputes
• Construction & engineering disputes
• Insurance
• Intellectual property disputes (copyright, patents, trademarks, design rights and passing off)
• IT Disputes
• Professional negligence (claims against solicitors, accountants, surveyors and architects)
• Property litigation
• Contractual disputes
• Competition law
• Product liability
• Health & Safety law
• Fraud
• Shareholder / Partnership disputes
• Environmental litigation
• Grant of overhead power cable easements