• Our objective is always to place our client’s needs first and find solutions which are best suited to your requirements.

    Our solicitors are all experienced negotiators and we regularly use Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) such as arbitration, adjudication and mediation. These processes are frequently quicker and cheaper than litigation and can help to preserve business relationships.

    We offer full litigation support at all levels of the court system and can offer funding arrangements that will strengthen your position and give you certainty over costs.

    We regularly advise upon:

    • contract disputes
    • corporate disputes, including shareholder remedies, breach of warranty claims and unfair prejudice
    • construction disputes
    • defendant industrial disease disputes
    • property and land disputes
    • partnership and LLP disputes
    • licensing
    • planning
    • professional negligence
    • intellectual property.

    Our team of litigation lawyers are also able to act on behalf of UK clients dealing with business disputes with an international element or global clients requiring UK law advice.

    Recognition of our expertise

    Our team is ranked in the leading legal directory The Legal 500 2024 for Commercial Litigation.

    Partner Allis Beasley was named ‘Leading Individual’ for Property Litigation and Michael Oatham, Paul Abdey, Graham Wallis, Lacie Kerner were named as a ‘Recommended Lawyers’ in the 2024 directory.

    The team was also ranked in the Chambers and Partners 2024 directory with partners Michael Oatham and Allis Beasley receiving individual recognition for their expertise in litigation.

    Find out more about our awards, accreditations and partnerships.

    How to contact us

    Our Commercial Dispute Resolution solicitors are based in Maidstone and Canterbury and are ready to help with any legal advice you need.

    You can call us on 01622 690691, email us or use the contact form on this page.

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  • We acted for a German engineering company that was being sued by a well-established UK company specialising in the manufacture and supply of vinyl floor coverings.   

     

    The UK company claimed that a part used in their vinyl floor covering production, supplied by our German client was defective and that this resulted in substantial losses, including production downtime. 

     

    The principal issue in this case is conflict of laws.  We (with counsel, and the client’s German attorneys) concluded that the contract between the two parties was in fact subject to German law, which if upheld by the court would mean that the claim against our client was statute barred.  We also investigated quantum on the claim and determined that it was grossly overstated. 

     

    With the benefit of the above points, we were able to secure a negotiated settlement on very favourable terms to the client. 

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Meet the Team:

  • Great team, very helpful and lots of great advice going through a difficult time, always putting there client in the best situation going forward. I would recommend Brachers to anyone who would be in a similar situation.

    The Legal 500 2022

  • They understand our business and processes, which is a great help to us.

    Client quote

  • Represents a strong choice for SME clients and individuals in shareholder, partnership and contractual disputes.

    Chambers & Partners

  • Respected practice that is particularly renowned for its debt recovery and insolvency litigation work on behalf of national organisations as well as multinational corporations.

    Chambers & Partners

  • Brachers is a good firm that can deal with big and difficult cases well

    Chambers & Partners 2024