Contract Dispute Solicitors

Given that businesses and consumers enter into contracts on a daily basis, it is perhaps inevitable that, in many instances, parties will dispute the meaning and the effect of an agreement or particular provision.

These contractual disputes, although commonplace, can adversely impact revenue streams and crucial commercial relationships. They usually arise due to a party’s failure to honour the terms of your agreement, or erroneous belief that your business is obliged to make payments that will have a detrimental impact on profitability.

What We Do

Whether you are an individual, an SME or a large corporate entity with an international presence, Myerson’s highly adept and vastly experienced Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution team can assist with any element of your contractual dispute.

We recognise that such disputes can arise in a variety of circumstances and will tailor our approach to ensure that each of our clients achieves the best possible outcome.

Our team will evaluate the crux of the issue and provide timely advice regarding the appropriate steps to take. Your dedicated contract dispute lawyer will propose an initial fee estimate for carrying out this work and can be retained pursuant to alternative fee arrangements subject to each client’s individual circumstances.

If you are currently engaged in a contractual dispute, then please do not hesitate to get in touch and our team will provide a brief, complimentary consultation regarding the merits of your contract dispute claim.

Please note that generally, we do not deal with contractual disputes worth less than £10,000, as claims of this nature are dealt with by the Court’s small claims system and only limited costs are recoverable from court proceedings. Our contract solicitor fees to deal with this type of commercial contract dispute claim start from £1,500 plus VAT and disbursements and, in most cases, are likely to be disproportionate to the value of the claim. 

If you would like to bring a claim for less than £10,000, we can recommend a local debt recovery specialist to assist you, so please do not hesitate to contact us.

Our Dispute Resolution Solicitors are happy to discuss your situation in a no-obligation and free consultation by telephone.

We also offer different funding arrangements to suit your individual needs. Conditional fee agreements or “No win, no fee” arrangements may be available, as may insurance policies or third-party funding.

At Myerson, our litigation funding team will provide guidance in handling the financial risk that comes with litigation and directing any of those costs off your credit sheet.

We understand the costs that come with litigation, which is why we act with integrity. We will only provide funding as an option if it is in your best interests. We can advise you on whether your claim is suitable for litigation funding.

Find out more about the different litigation funding options that may be available to you.

Below are some case studies which demonstrate our wide variety of clients and our excellent track record in achieving the best possible outcome.

1. We act for a logistics company that is defending a claim by a supplier of machinery. The claim relates to an alleged breach of contract by our client for failing to pay invoices, for repairs to the machines, and for early termination charges. Our client has a counterclaim against the machinery supplier for failing to supply machines that were fit for purpose. We are assisting the client to take the matter to a trial.
2. We acted for a contractor whose contract for services was terminated without notice which was in breach of contract. The claim involved complex contractual interpretation and has been vigorously defended. We are assisting our client in pursuing the claim through the court.
3. We act for a supplier of telephone systems who is pursuing a claim against a client for failure to pay its invoice in breach of contract. The Defendant claims that the invoice is not payable as notice of termination was given, however, our client’s claim is that notice was not given in time pursuant to the contract and therefore the contract automatically renews, and the invoice is payable. We are awaiting a trial date.
4. We acted for a pharmaceutical client in a claim against a former director and owner of a company that was purchased by our client in order to acquire its specialist software. It later transpired that the purchased company did not own the Intellectual Property rights to the software and that it, in fact, licenced it from another company. Our client’s claim was for breach of the warranties provided under the purchase agreement relating to the software and for damages for misrepresentation of the company’s financial position at the time the company was purchased by our client. The case was settled by negotiation.
5. We defended a longstanding client against a claim by a self-employed delivery driver for unpaid sums pursuant to a contract for services. We successfully had part of the Claimant’s claim struck out following an appeal.
6. We acted for a client in a claim by a builder’s merchants regarding a trade debt and personal guarantee by our client’s director. Our client’s business was the building of artificial grass pitches. Settlement terms were agreed out of court.
7. We act for a client who is owed a sum of money under a share purchase agreement for the sale of his shares. The agreement was backed up by a personal guarantee and proceedings will be issued shortly by our client to recover the sums owed to him.
8. We acted for a recruitment consultancy who were hired to recruit an individual for a role with one of their clients. Our client claimed that their client breached the terms of the recruitment agreement and our client terminated the contract. Our client’s claim was for damages for the breach of contract. The Defendant disputed that it was in breach and levelled a counterclaim. We negotiated a settlement before proceedings were issued and the Defendant agreed to pay damages to our client.
9. Our client is a marketing company and is alleged to have breached a series of marketing agreements it had with one of its clients by failing to perform its duties under the agreements. Our client disputes this and alleges that it has a counterclaim relating to its client’s breach of a non-solicitation clause by one of its employees which has also procured that employee’s breach of his own consultancy agreement with our client.
10. We acted for a longstanding client who had been issued with a statutory demand and was being threatened with a winding-up petition by a utility supplier. The supplier alleged that our client’s parent company had provided a guarantee and therefore was liable to pay an invoice, which our client disputed. No further action has been taken by the utility supplier and they agreed that they would provide our client with prior notice if they did decide to proceed with presenting a winding-up petition after we threatened them with an injunction.
11. Our client was a supplier of fibre optic broadband. We acted for it in relation to a claim against a Government department following the client’s suspension from a voucher scheme set up for suppliers of fibre optic broadband. The scheme allowed suppliers to register and claim vouchers for implementing broadband infrastructure projects to businesses and homes in line with the Government’s target of increasing broadband coverage throughout the UK. The client had been suspended for allegedly claiming costs that were outside the scope of the scheme. Following lengthy negotiations and correspondence, the client was restored to the scheme.
12. We acted for a UK company in relation to a claim for breach of contract against a Dutch company which allegedly unlawfully hired out construction equipment in Germany and the Netherlands and used other European companies to do so. We secured a successful outcome for our client after a 5-day trial in the Manchester High Court.