Dispute resolution

Civil disputes

Civil disputes

Introduction and overview

Our specialists are experienced in advising on all aspects of civil disputes. 

We act for companies, partnerships, LLPs, regulators, public organisations and individuals. Many of our clients have experience in dealing with commercial disputes, others may not have been engaged in any form of commercial dispute before.

Whatever the size and nature of the dispute, you can be confident that it will be handled by a dedicated specialist.

How our solicitors can help with civil disputes

Key services offered

Our experts can advise on resolving the full range of civil disputes, whether through litigation, negotiation, or other forms of alternative dispute resolution, including mediation. We understand that any dispute can have a significant impact on you and aim to help reduce and manage this. 

We can help you with:

  • residential and mixed use property disputes for individuals
  • construction disputes
  • trusts, wills and estate disputes
  • contractual disputes
  • personal insolvency
  • alternative dispute resolution
  • commercial litigation
  • property litigation
  • Intellectual property enforcement and dispute resolution
  • professional negligence
  • problems relating to shareholder partnership joint venture agreements
  • real estate disputes

Why choose Russell-Cooke for civil disputes?

About our dispute resolution team

We aim to build long term strategic relationships with our clients, and gain a thorough understanding of who they are and what they do. This enables us to add value for you by delivering tailored, proactive, responsive, commercially pragmatic and frequently imaginative advice and strategy.

We understand the importance of cost effective and timely advice is achieving the best overall outcome for you. We aim to resolve matters as quickly as possible through commercial negotiations, or alternative dispute resolution (including arbitration, adjudication and mediation).

Where alternative resolution is not possible, we’re equally comfortable taking matters to trial where we’ll robustly defend your interests.

Russell-Cooke is a signatory to the Greener Litigation Pledge.

Testimonials and legal directory quotes

Here are some comments made about us.

City expertise in its legal knowledge, experience, advice, and case-handling...
Legal 500 (2024)

Charging information

Charges are usually based on our hourly rates plus administrative charges and disbursements. We’ll provide an initial estimate of your likely legal costs and will update this if your requirements or the circumstances of the work change.

We also have a flexible and innovative approach to litigation funding which, in appropriate cases, enables us to offer a number of funding options tailored to your particular requirements. For further information please read our commercial litigation funding information page.

We are prepared to consider alternative forms of funding in appropriate cases. 

We do not have a contract for civil publicly funded work and do not therefore offer legal aid for Civil disputes, except in relation to housing Litigation, where we can offer assistance under legal aid funding in certain cases. For further information please see the Related services link. 

Get in touch

If you would like to speak with a member of the team you can contact our dispute resolution solicitors by email, by telephone on +44 (0)20 3826 7513 or complete our enquiry form below.

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