Commercial and civil dispute work for businesses covers breaches of contract, shareholder and partnership fights, professional negligence, construction and property conflicts, insolvency-related claims and regulatory or consumer complaints. A solicitor drafts particulars of claim and defence, witness statements and settlement deeds; applies for interim relief such as injunctive relief and freezing orders; runs disclosure and expert evidence; and advocates in the county court, the High Court (including the Commercial Court and Technology and Construction Court) and on appeal. The role also involves arbitration and mediation under the Arbitration Act 1996 and the Civil Procedure Rules.
What a solicitor handles in these matters
Work typically requires handling the Civil Procedure Rules, pre-action protocols and the Arbitration Act 1996, managing disclosure, expert instructions, witness evidence and interlocutory applications. A solicitor prepares court bundles, issues and serves claim forms, applies for injunctions and freezing orders, negotiates settlement deeds and enforces judgments or arbitral awards through execution, charging orders or winding-up petitions.
