A boundary dispute is a dispute between the owners or occupiers of at least two neighbouring properties. A boundary dispute may take many forms. Often it is simply a dispute relating to the position of a boundary.

We helped a technology provider to resolve a high value dispute with a Council which had outsourced its IT and related services to our client.

These are the headline practical things to do if you realise you have a commercial dispute brewing. We have more detailed articles available, but here are the essentials to think about early on.

A boundary dispute typically arises between two adjacent landowners who dispute the position of the boundary between their properties.

It is natural now for businesses to be wary about bringing a claim against someone who has done them wrong. The ugly combination of cost and risk has ensured more are just chalking problems up to experience rather than fighting their corner.

Fallout - a conference hosted by our dispute resolution team team.

Although legal proceedings are still the default method of resolving contract disputes, they are one of many ways of doing so. This article looks at the pros and cons of various methods of dispute resolution and the considerations for deciding which is most appropriate.

“We have a dispute. We need to resolve it quickly and flexibly. We are not really sure how”. We are going to be hearing this a lot as the country emerges from the COVID-19 shutdown.

A recent case about invasive Japanese knotweed has changed the way in which alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is handled. Following the case, relevant parts of the law that previous only allowed courts to encourage ADR have been formally amended, and from October 2024 judges will be able to stop court proceedings and compel parties to engage in ADR.

We were instructed to assist an engineering design company (“the client”) in recovering unpaid invoices (with a value of £300,000+) (“the invoices”) from a manufacturer (“the debtor”).