Commercial litigation and dispute resolution Solicitors

From small claims track matters to claims involving over £1 million, our lawyers have the knowledge and experience to grasp the legal issues early on but will always take the time to listen to you and understand your objectives before we agree our strategy.

We will look for the optimum outcome for your business, weighing up the legal risks, the commercial realities, and the costs.

Whether we are taking your case to trial, representing you at a mediation, or negotiating with your opponent, we will fight your corner. Our dedicated team of lawyers can assist you with a wide range of commercial disputes including:

We offer an initial telephone discussion to establish the nature of the dispute, whether there is any conflict of interest that would prevent us from acting and to identify what documents you will need to send us. Our first concern will be advising you so you can make an informed commercial decision on the best way forward, including any costs proportionality issues and you being satisfied your opponent is in a financial to settle any liability to you. We will always consider alternative methods of settling disputes (ADR) tailored to your business and your commercial objectives.

For example, if the best way forward is to retrieve a valuable commercial relationship with the opposing party, we may suggest mediation or another ADR initiative to achieve this. We consider all the options for funding your legal fees too, from paying us on an hourly rate, a fixed fee for agreed work, or in some cases insurance or “no win no fee agreements”. We will work with our clients and – where appropriate – carefully chosen consultancies, experts and Counsel to present your case to the best possible advantage at every stage.

Almshouse Charities

Gullands regularly acts for Trustees of Almshouse Charities across the whole of England providing advice on how best to deal with residents in a whole range of situations and specifically advice where consideration is being given by Trustees whether to set aside the appointment of a resident as a Beneficiary of a Charity. These situations include disruptive behaviour, disputes with other Beneficiaries, no longer being capable of independent living and a failure to pay Weekly Maintenance Contributions. These cases need to be handled with expert knowledge decisively and sensitively. Philip Grylls acted for the Trustees of the Ashtead United Charity (Stewart v Watts and others  [2016] EWCA Civ 1247) in the last case to go to the Court of Appeal on the issue of the status of almshouse residents and the Court upheld the Trustees’ decisions.

Philip has acted for may Charity Trustees since. More information on these services https://gullands.com/news-events/news/almshouse-resident-issues/

Specialist services include:

• Landlord and Tenant disputes and business lease renewals
• Advice to Charities in respect of Almshouse residents
• Property disputes
• Breach of contract or negligence claims
• Claims for breach of share purchase agreements
• Partnership or other disputes between business owners
• Business Defence & Regulatory Prosecutions and Enforcement
• Health & Safety law
• Inquest Solicitors for Business Clients
• Representing Healthcare and Care Industry professionals
• Representing motorists blamed for a fatal road traffic accident
• Environmental & waste Law
• Food Law
• Fire Safety
• Licensing advice for pubs, clubs, restaurants, and vineyards. Professional Regulation & Disciplinary

Contact Gullands

Contact our team today: Philip Grylls, Leroy Bradley, Peter Burfoot, Andrew Clarke, Jonathan Haines, and Anna Golding.