Contract disputes form the backbone of our commercial dispute practice. Contracts arise in all aspects of commercial life from sale of goods to employment contracts.
The most common contracts disputes we encounter include:
- contracts governing sale and supply of goods and services
- breaches of employment contracts
- shareholder agreements
- contracts in respect of sale & purchase agreements (for companies)
- partnership contracts
- rules and regulations governing sporting bodies and associations
Recent cases
We acted on behalf of a finance company in a dispute with its customer arising from the early termination of a finance agreement. By persistent negotiation we were able to reach a settlement figure that was just short of the full value of the claim plus interest and costs. This gave the client a cost effective and efficient outcome, avoiding the potential cost and time of a trial.
We recently achieved a favourable settlement for a client whose insurance company refused to make payment under a travel insurance policy. Determination and persuasive negotiations at a without prejudice meeting brought success in this dispute.
We negotiated the return of monies paid for a defective piece of machinery that our client had bought. The machine did not perform satisfactorily and jeopardised our client's production. Naturally our client rejected the machine hence our involvement.
We acted for a computer supplier where the goods were stolen from the prospective purchaser's premises before the goods had been accepted and payment transacted. Although this was an unusual and difficult area of law, we finally settled in favour of our client.
Another case featured a situation where our client had manufactured some material, provided by its supplier into an end product which was in turn supplied to a retail company. It transpired that the externally sourced material was defective resulting in product failure and a claim against our client by the third party. The supplier had subsequently gone into liquidation but we were able to negotiate a favourable deal limiting the amount of compensation to be paid.
