Our Solicitors can help resolve and deal with all of your contractual disputes. Whether this is a supplier failing to fulfil their part of the contract or a client refusing to pay for the goods or services, we can advise you as to the course of action which will be most effective for you. Our Solicitors have substantial experience in considering contracts and advising on contracts and the most effective means of enforcement of contracts.
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Commercial Dispute Resolution
Our Dispute Resolutions Solicitors advise on a wide variety of Litigation Claims. Whatever the nature of the dispute our Dispute Resolution Solicitors have the expertise to deal with it effectively whether you are bringing a claim or defending one, our Specialist Solicitors at Ward Gethin can offer an accurate assessment of your legal position and rights. Our early involvement can help to resolve matters without the need to issue Court proceedings however, if Court proceedings are necessary, we will pursue them vigorously on your behalf.
Ward Gethin Solicitors have extensive litigation experience of both pursuing and defending legal claims.
We look for opportunities to achieve a swift solution, ideally achieving a satisfactory outcome for you without having to go to trial.
Committed to establishing and attaining your objectives as effectively and cost efficiently as possible the Solicitors can advise on:
Contractual Disputes
Commercial Litigation
Our experienced Solicitors are able to advise business clients in relation to any disputes. Our Solicitors will assess each and every claim and advise upon the best way to proceed with the claim including advising you on the commercial decision of whether to pursue your claim or whether to attempt to settle a claim and avoid litigation. Our Solicitors appreciate that you are a business and do not necessarily have the time to deal with litigation and therefore we will take these pressures away from you and conduct the claim as trouble free as possible. We appreciate the need to ensure the minimum disruption to your business whilst trying to achieve the best result.
We will work with you to solve any disputes cost effectively and as speedily as possible and most importantly so as to cause as little inconvenience to your business and its employees and managers. We highly recommend the use of alternative dispute resolution, if possible with the assistance of Mediators and Arbitrators however, we do appreciate that cases cannot always be settled and we will fearlessly pursue your claim or defend the claim against you in Court.
We will provide you with advice without the legal jargon and as well as giving you options to consider, we will clearly set out our opinion to you.
Debt Collection
If you are an individual or a business and are owed money by another party, our dispute resolution Solicitors can assist you with attempting to recover the debt on your behalf. We aim to supply cost effective debt recovery solution for you or your business. Where debts arise, we seek to recover all sums due, including costs and interest as quickly and efficiently as possible. It is important to act quickly in debt recovery matters and our Solicitors act on behalf of a number of local businesses in recovering their unpaid invoices.
With all of the above matters, we will work with you to provide you with a prompt, efficient and cost effective service to all of our clients.
If you require advice, then please do contact either Richard Pennington, Partner and Head of the Civil Litigation Department or Kim Faivelowitz on 01553 660033 who will be more than happy to assist.
Funding Your Claim
For all dispute resolution matters, we offer an initial appointment at a fixed fee to offer you initial advice. It may be that you have insurance under a home insurance policy to cover the funding of your claim or you have insurance under your business policy which may be able to cover the cost of us acting on your behalf. Alternatively, we may be able to agree with you for you to make payments on a monthly basis in order to budget for your legal costs. Please contact Anissa Hallworth or Kim Faivelowitz to discuss this further.
Our Commercial Disputes Team
Sally Dean
Sally joined Ward Gethin from a large regional firm and is a Solicitor specialising in Employment Law and Dispute Resolution. She handles all general civil litigation matters and disputes including contract disputes, debt recovery, wills and landlord/tenant disputes. Sally advises both employers and employees on employment issues and all aspects of employment law, including drafting and advising on employment contracts, handling employment disputes and representation in the Employment Tribunal.
Outside the office Sally is a keen musician and also enjoys sports such as running, snowboarding and squash.
01553 660033
Chris Dewey
Chris is a solicitor, the firm's Managing Partner and a key member of both the Personal Injury and Employment Law teams. He is a Senior Litigator with the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, a member of the Law Society's Personal Injury Panel, and specialises in advising both employers and employees on all aspects of employment law including claims for unfair dismissal, disability claims, TUPE transfers etc. In a personal capacity he is a keen sportsman and holds the firm's best golf handicap.
Kim Faivelowitz
Kim is a Chartered Legal Executive specialising in Dispute Resolution and Employment Law. She handles general civil litigation matters including contract disputes and landlord/tenant disputes. Kim advises on employment issues, including drafting and advising on employment contracts and she acts for employees and employers in Employment Tribunal claims. Kim also deals with agency work for other law firms and banks/building societies.
Vikki Haines
Vikki is a Trainee Legal Executive who joined the firm in 2008. She specialises in Debt Recovery matters and also handles cases involving Landlord and Tenant disputes. As well as this, Vikki also deals with agency work for other law firms and banks/building societies.
Sarah Lunn
Having completed her training with Ward Gethin, Sarah was admitted to the roll as a Solicitor on 15th September 2011. Sarah specialises in Employment Law, Family Law and Dispute Resolution.
Sarah handles general civil litigation matters, including contract disputes and Inheritance Act Claims. Sarah also acts for both employees and employers in employment disputes and provides advice on issues such as redundancy, TUPE and discrimination. In addition she also handles matrimonial matters such as divorce, child contact disputes, child residence applications, cohabitation issues and domestic violence.
Sarah also deals with agency work for other law firms and banks/building societies.
Richard Pennington
Richard is the supervising partner of the Family and Civil Litigation and Employment Departments and carries out litigation work which he has carried out for regular clients for over 20 years.
He became a solicitor in 1986 and a partner at Ward Gethin in May 1991 where he is the Finance Partner. Richard now brings his over 20 years of litigation experience particularly of contentious financial issues to the areas of primarily family law – especially finance issues, contentious probate and professional negligence along with some general litigation.
Richard is also a member of the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists.
He is a trained mediator, a Member of the Professional Negligence Lawyers Association and a member of Resolution (which is a group of lawyers committed to constructive resolution of family disputes).
In a personal capacity he is the Chair of YMCA Norfolk, a trustee of a number of local charities and a member of the Lawyers Christian Fellowship.
