The litigators in our Private & Commercial department understand that it's not the size of the dispute that determines its importance in our clients' lives. Whatever the issue, we recognise that an individual may want to litigate in a different way and will have different concerns for a company making or defending the same claim.

We are tenacious litigators when required, whilst recognising that going to court is not the answer to every problem and we provide practical and inventive solutions, combining our legal expertise with commercial, real-world advice.

If disputes are not settled by negotiation, they will be concluded either by court litigation or an alternative form of dispute resolution. The most common other methods are arbitration and mediation. The former is often stipulated as the preferred method in commercial contracts, and is essentially a private court, while the latter is generally achieved through structured negotiations between the parties, overseen by an independent mediator.