Alternative Dispute Resolution
Practical support to help you find a way forward.
A dispute can put pressure on your time, finances and relationships. Understanding your options early can help you decide what to do next.
At AHJ Legal, we support individuals and businesses through negotiation and preparation for mediation. We help you understand the issues, organise your evidence and explore terms that could bring the disagreement to an end.
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) can provide an opportunity to resolve matters without a court deciding the outcome. The appropriate approach depends on the dispute and what each party is seeking to achieve.
Understand your position. Consider your options. Make an informed decision.
Start with What Matters to You
Before discussing a settlement, we take time to understand what has happened and the outcome you need.
That might mean recovering an outstanding payment, resolving a disagreement over work, preserving a business relationship or agreeing how an arrangement should end.
Our consultants review the relevant documents and correspondence, identify the points in dispute and help you prepare a clear position. We consider the practical implications of the available options, including cost, disruption and your future relationship with the other party.
Choosing the Right Approach
Negotiation
Negotiation allows the parties to explore a resolution through direct discussions or their representatives.
We help you prepare proposals, respond to offers and discuss possible compromises. Our focus is on making your position clear and helping you understand what any proposed agreement would mean in practice.
Mediation Support
Mediation involves an independent, impartial mediator who helps the parties explore a settlement. The mediator facilitates the discussion; the parties decide whether to agree and on what terms.
We help you prepare for mediation by organising the relevant documents, clarifying your priorities and considering possible settlement options. We can also coordinate with the mediator and any solicitors involved, within the agreed scope of our service.
Arbitration
Arbitration involves an independent arbitrator deciding the dispute, with a decision that is generally legally binding. Where arbitration is relevant to your agreement or circumstances, we help you access appropriate specialist support.
Disputes We Can Help With
We support clients facing a range of business and property disagreements, including:
- Contract disputes and disagreements about payment or performance.
- Supplier and customer disputes.
- Partnership and business collaboration disagreements.
- Landlord and tenant disputes.
- Boundary and other property-related disagreements.
- Building work and construction disputes.
For matters involving several parties or complex arrangements, we help organise the issues and coordinate the professional input needed.
Practical Support Throughout Your Matter
Our consultants take an active role in preparing your matter and supporting discussions. Depending on the agreed service, this can include reviewing documents, preparing correspondence, developing settlement proposals and helping record agreed terms.
You receive clear updates and explanations of the decisions that need your attention. Before work begins, we explain the scope, fees and any anticipated third-party costs.
Where specialist solicitor input is needed, we explain the arrangements and who will be responsible for that work.
If an Agreement Cannot Be Reached
Some disputes require further legal action. If negotiations do not resolve the matter, we help you review the next steps and work with a regulated solicitor firm where court proceedings or representation are required.
The preparation already undertaken provides a clear record of the issues, supporting documents and discussions to date.
Let’s Discuss a Way Forward
Tell us what has happened, what you want to achieve and whether there are any approaching deadlines.
We will explain how we can help and what information is needed to get started.
Call 0800 699 0400