Commercial corporate disputes

Disagreements are a natural and healthy part of running a business that need to be properly managed and resolved. Where disagreements turn into disputes, they can escalate from being minor inconveniences to seriously damaging and even potentially ruinous. Our advice helps you to achieve the best outcomes by managing disputes and robustly pursuing and defending claims where required.

Some of our clients are experienced in dealing with complex disputes relating to commercial corporate matters. For others, this is their first experience of litigation or dispute resolution. We tailor our services to meet the commercial needs and strategic objectives of each client. 

Our team includes experienced litigators and corporate lawyers and is able to provide advice on resolving a broad range of commercial corporate disputes, whether by litigation, direct negotiations or various forms of alternative dispute resolution.

We have extensive litigation experience in dealing with commercial corporate disputes, which means that you can be confident that your case is dealt with by an appropriate specialist in the field.

We can help you with:

• unfair prejudice and minority protection actions
• deadlocked board disputes
• disputes about directors' fiduciary duties
• disputes within residents’ freehold and management companies
• joint venture disputes
• breach of warranty and misrepresentation claims, including those relating to the acquisition and disposal of businesses
• disputes about restrictive covenants and confidentiality agreements
• shareholder and investor disputes
• shareholder actions and requisitions
• removals of shareholders and directors
• misconduct and negligence claims
• general corporate governance issues 

We take a commercial approach, combined with technical expertise, to ensure the delivery of highly competitive, innovative services which offer you value for money. We help avoid disputes or resolve them at an early stage, adapting to the size and complexity of each case and providing practical and strategic advice to achieve the best possible outcome for you.

Our commercial corporate dispute lawyers have a wide breadth of expertise which is enhanced by the continued development of our risk advisory work. This enables us to provide a more holistic approach and identify alternative approaches to resolving disputes.

We can also draw on the depth of recognised expertise across the firm, to advise on related issues including:

• corporate restructuring and insolvency
• real estate disputes
• commercial contractual disputes
• regulatory investigations
• reputation management
• professional negligence
• alternative dispute resolution 

Russell-Cooke is a signatory to the Greener Litigation Pledge.

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Charges are usually based on our hourly rates plus administrative charges and disbursements. We’ll provide an initial estimate of your likely legal costs and will update this if your requirements or the circumstances of the work change.

We also have a flexible and innovative approach to litigation funding which enables us to offer you, in appropriate cases, a series of funding choices tailored to your particular requirements. For further information please read our commercial litigation funding information page. 

We are prepared to consider alternative forms of funding in appropriate circumstances.