Litigation and dispute resolution
Some conflicts cannot be resolved through mediation or negotiation. Sometimes the other party simply will not engage. Sometimes rights can only be defended before a judge or an arbitrator. Sometimes you simply need someone to litigate for you with the same ability they would have brought to avoiding the dispute in the first place.
Request a consultationWe mediate from strength — and litigate when necessary
Our preference is always negotiated resolution: it is faster, cheaper and preserves commercial relationships. But that preference is not weakness — it is strategy. And when negotiation fails or is not viable, we litigate with the same intensity and judgement we apply at the mediation table.
Dispute resolution experience
Over 25 years of experience in commercial and civil litigation, international dispute resolution and arbitration. Direct experience as Legal Counsel at the World Bank Group in the mediation of disputes between international investors and host governments.
Commitment, not volume
We are not a high-volume litigation firm. We carry few matters with great dedication. Each case receives direct attention from the principal, from start to finish.
Our role
Where we have acted as neutral third party in a matter, we do not later take on its judicial defence, nor that of matters arising from it. Where you instruct us to defend you from the outset, the engagement stays with you from beginning to end: we accompany you through the attempt at settlement that Law 1/2025 requires before filing a claim, and we litigate if no agreement is reached. The one thing we do not do is change roles halfway through.
When litigation makes sense and when it does not
Litigation makes sense when the other side will not negotiate, when a ruling is needed to settle a point across a group or a sector, when a limitation period is closing in, or when what is on the table is worse than the worst reasonable outcome in court. It does not when cost and time consume the amount in dispute, when the commercial relationship is worth more than the claim, or when the case depends on documents that do not exist. We have that conversation at the outset, not once the claim has been filed.
How we prepare a case
We start from the end: what would have to be proved to win, and what documents exist today. From that come an evidence map, an honest assessment of prospects and a budget of costs and timescales. Then comes the attempt at settlement required by Law 1/2025, which we prepare as part of the strategy rather than as a formality, because what is offered and how it is offered affects the allocation of costs if the matter does reach court. Only then is the claim drafted.
What we ask before taking the matter on
What the dispute is really worth, what documents exist and in what language, who decides on your side, what relationship you want to preserve once this is over, and what happens if you lose. If those answers point to litigation not being your best option, we will say so, even if it means not taking the instruction. It is cheaper to find out now than on appeal.
Do you recognise yourself?
If any of these situations describe your current challenge, we can help.
- You have a commercial dispute requiring litigation — challenge to corporate resolutions, directors' liability claims, breach of contract, unfair competition.
- You have been sued and need a robust defence with a strategic — not merely procedural — approach.
- You have a dispute with an international dimension and need to assess in which jurisdiction to act and with what strategy.
- You have exhausted the negotiating track and need to escalate — but want a lawyer who understands when to keep litigating and when to seek a settlement during the proceedings.
- You need to enforce an arbitral award, a foreign judgment or an unperformed mediation agreement.
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