Contract Disputes for You and Your Family
We help individuals and families from all walks of life manage and resolve all kinds of contractual disputes.
It is galling when others do not keep to their end of a bargain, particularly when this can have significant consequences for your life and finances. Our specialist contract dispute solicitors can establish your legal rights, advise you of your options and act for you to put things right.
You might need help recovering money, disputing the quality of a product or service, sorting out a problem with your home, or dealing with another type of dispute over a contract or agreement. Whatever the situation, the Longmores team are happy to step in and give you the best chance of securing the outcome you need.
How we can assist with contract disputes
Our experienced contract dispute solicitors provide specialist advice on matters including:
- Contractual disputes with businesses, tradespeople or other service providers
- Debt collection
- Defective products
- Breach of warranty claims e.g. in sale of business agreements
- Property litigation, including landlord and tenant
Have a question? Please read our Contract disputes FAQs or get in touch.
Reasons to choose Longmores for help with contract disputes
- We have extensive experience in resolving all manner of contract disputes, from the relatively straightforward to those that are highly complex
- Our Dispute Resolution team is consistently ranked in leading client guide the Legal 500
- Our approach is robust, commercial and no-nonsense whilst remaining pragmatic
- Where possible, we encourage clients to pursue alternative approaches to resolution such as mediation in order to gain the desired result so far as possible whilst keeping cost and friction under control
- We listen to you, so we can ensure all of your concerns are answered
- We keep things simple, always explaining everything in plain English
- We work closely with you, providing the exact support you need, when you need it
Speak to our contract dispute solicitors
To discuss your requirements with our contract dispute solicitors in Hertford, please get in touch.
Our contract dispute resolution expertise
Contractual disputes with businesses, tradespeople or other service providers
You are entitled to expect a good quality service when you have a contract or agreement with a business, tradesperson or other service provider. We can establish what contractual relationship exists, even where there is not a formal contract, and what your rights are. Our experts can then help you seek redress for any issues you have experienced.
Debt collection
Securing payment of outstanding debts can often be very difficult and stressful. Our team can take over the matter and use a variety of methods to seek payment in a cost-effective way. We will always be upfront about the costs involved, so you can be confident that our fees will not outweigh the value of the debt.
Defective products
Consumers have strong rights when it comes to defective products, but many are unclear about those rights and may struggle to exercise them. We can advise on consumer rights in relation to defective products and secure a repair, replacement or refund as appropriate.
Breach of warranty claims e.g. in sale of business agreements
There are various situations in which businesses or individuals may need to provide warranties i.e. assurances or promises as part of a contract. Our team can advise both those who believe a warranty has been breached as well as those facing a breach of warranty claim.
Property litigation, including landlord and tenant
Disputes over property can be very legally complex as well as often being highly emotive, especially where they involve our homes. We can provide expert support for all manner of residential property disputes including those between landlords and tenants.
Contractual disputes FAQs
What is a legal contract?
One of the key points in many contract disputes is whether a contract exists and what its terms are. A contract does not have to be a formal document specifically identified as a contract and it does not have to be in writing. It simply has to be a legally binding agreement that one party will carry out a certain obligation in exchange for some sort of consideration (usually, but not always, a financial payment) from another party.
A contract can be a formal document, but it could also be an email, a text message or any other sort of communication, including a verbal agreement.
To be legally binding, you would normally need to be able to show that an offer was made by one party, another party agreed to the offer, some sort of consideration was offered as part of the agreement and that there was an intent to create a legal relationship between the parties as a result of the agreement.
What is breach of contract?
Breach of contract is where one party to a contractual agreement does not fulfil an obligation that they are required to fulfil as part of the terms of the contract.
If you believe the terms of a contract have been broken, our breach of contract solicitors will be happy to advise you.
How can you resolve a contract dispute?
There are different methods a contract dispute lawyer can use to resolve a contract dispute, depending on the situation. In many cases, the contract will specify what methods should be used.
In the first instance, it may be possible to simply agree amicably between the parties what the resolution should be. This can allow contract problems to be resolved swiftly with minimal legal costs while keeping the matter private.
Often, a contract will say that a certain process, such as mediation or arbitration should be used to deal with disputes. These alternative dispute resolution approaches can, again, offer a swift, cost-effective way to find solutions in private.
Depending on the type of dispute, their may be a relevant statutory Pre-Action Protocol that must be used. This will set out a process to attempt to resolve disputes before resorting to court proceedings.
If it is not possible to agree a way forward outside of a court, then it may be necessary to initiate court proceedings to seek a resolution. Even where this is the case, many disputes will still reach a settlement before a court hearing takes place.
Speak to our contract dispute solicitors
To discuss your requirements with our contract dispute solicitors in Hertford, please get in touch.
