Disputes are a fact of life; it is how they are dealt with that makes the difference. We have an award-winning commercial litigation and dispute resolution team in London and St Albans, led by commercial litigator Paul Marmor. Paul is ranked as a ‘leader in the field’ by Chambers and Partners, a leading guide to the legal …
Tag: Dispute resolution
Alternative Dispute Resolution
When disputes arise, they need to be resolved using the most effective means. Alternative dispute resolution, often referred to as “ADR”, which covers methods such as arbitration, conciliation and mediation, is becoming a key tool in our armoury and frequently proves to be a successful way of settling disputes. We are happy to work with facilitative-style mediations or, …
Brett Howell
Brett Howell is a trainee solicitor at Sherrards solicitors. He initially joined the firm as an administrative assistant, working in a centralised support role across the Commercial Property, Employment, Corporate Commercial and Litigation departments. In this stage of his training, Brett has joined the Dispute Resolution team, assisting the lawyers in that department with an …
Paul Marmor
Sherrards Solicitors’ head of litigation, Paul Marmor, is a “vastly experienced” litigator (Legal 500) and is recognised for his experience in acting for major transactional clients on a range of complex multi-jurisdictional litigation. Paul and his department are recommended in the Legal 500 2021 as a top tier firm. He was also highlighted as a …
Can we have our house back please?
Want to do a favour for a friend or relative? Want to buy their property as an investment and help them out of financial difficulties? Beware how you conduct negotiations, make sure your agreements are recorded in writing and that you obtain expert legal advice. Otherwise you may find that your ability to recover the …
Recruitment Agency Fee Disputes
Recruitment agency fee dispute: A recent case handled by Sherrards’ recruitment specialists, Barney Laurence brought into sharp focus the importance of the client recruitment agency (“Company A”) following its own terms of business. Company A was engaged by Company B to source a candidate for a role. Company A supplied a quality candidate, whom Company B subsequently engaged …
Dispute? Serve a statutory demand
If you’re owed money, you want paying quickly. And if appropriate to the circumstances, the statutory demand is often the best tool at your disposal. Serving a statutory demand is an aggressive tactic to adopt to recover a debt. It ups the ante and is often much more effective than a threat to issue a …