Commercial Litigation

Commercial Litigation

Our experienced team of litigators at Premier solicitors can help you with a wide range of issues where you are concerned that a court might become involved.

These include:

• Contract disputes. Have you entered into a contract, but something has gone wrong? Have you bought something that is faulty?
• Director disputes. Are you a director of a company where you believe one or more of your co-directors is not acting as they should?
• Shareholder disputes. Are you a shareholder in a company where you do not believe you are being treated fairly?
• Partnership disputes. Are you in partnership with one or more people, and you do not agree with what is being done in the business?
• Debt recovery. Are you owed money for work you have done?
• Professional negligence. Have you instructed a professional such as a surveyor, accountant or solicitor where you have received a poor service?

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If you find yourself embroiled in a dispute and you do not know what to do then talk to the team at Premier Solicitors. We will discuss all of your options with you and advise you on the best way forward.

We will explore the possibility of a settlement without the need for issuing court proceedings, whether that is a formal mediation, informal correspondence or a round table meeting. Where that is not possible, we will issue or defend court proceedings and will take your case all the way to a trial in the County Court or High Court, whichever is appropriate for you.

If you have customers that have not paid you then our team will help. Unless a debtor files a defence to a claim, our costs are:

• To send a letter before action - £100.00 + VAT
• To issue proceedings - £250.00 + VAT
• To enter judgment - £100.00 + VAT
• Enforcement action - To be discussed for each case

In addition, there is a court fee to be paid to issue the claim which depends on the amount owed. The minimum fee £35 for debts of less than £300, with various fees up to £455 for debts between £5,000 and £10,000. For debts over £10,000, the fee is 5% of the value of the debt and interest up to a maximum of £10,000.

Interest can be claimed on debts. For a business-to-business debt, this is 8% above the Bank of England base rate. For debts owed by consumers this is the County Court rate of 8%.

The earlier in the process you contact us, the greater our chance of helping you achieve an early settlement. Please call us on 01234 358080 and select option 5 or email info@premiersolictiros.co.uk and one of our team will come back to you.