Debt recovery and civil litigation
Using the court system to recover a debt owed to you or defend a debt owed by you can be extremely stressful. It is important that you obtain appropriate legal advice in a timely manner to ensure that you save the cost and inconvenience of the court process.
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Running a small business is hard and not getting your bills paid is harder. If suppliers and customers breach the agreements you have reached, this can lead to exhausting disputes and business inefficiencies.
Alternatively, you may be in a position where a business or an individual you have had previous transactions with is now pursuing you to recover a debt you allegedly owe.
Why settlehub
Why SettleHub?
We are a legal firm that specialises in debt collection and commercial litigation. Firstly, we attempt to resolve disputes as early as possible by writing a letter of demand outlining your claim. In our experience upon receipt of such letters debtors will usually either settle the claim or offer a compromise.
In the event that we do not get a favourable response from the debtor, we take swift action to assist you in recovering your debt.
How do we help creditors and aggrieved parties?
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Appearing in mediation and assisting in negotiating the debt
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Courts often seek that parties first try to resolve their differences between themselves. As such, several pre-trial steps are built into litigation procedure.
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A common first step is mediation. Our team has represented many clients through the mediation process and will ensure you are consulted during each step. Our litigation lawyers will prepare the necessary position papers for the mediation and robustly defend your position to secure the best-negotiated outcome.
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Preparing for trial
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If we are unable to settle the matter at mediation, our lawyers will prepare you for trial, source the appropriate barristers to appear in court and keep you informed of the costs.
How do we help debtors?
If you have been served with a letter of demand or a statement of claim, we will assist you to settle the debt by writing a clear and concise offer "without prejudice" (i.e "Calderbank" offer) to the other side.
Our lawyers will take the time to sit down with you and analyse the circumstances that led to the other side taking le gal action. We will meticulously identify any potential overstatement of the claim and whether you have any counterclaim against the claiming party.
If the matter proceeds to courts, we will produce the required court documents. It is critical that the counterclaim submitted to the court/tribunal properly states your reasonings. We can help you design your claim documentation so that your case has a strong foundation.
Our lawyers will assist you in making a cost-benefit analysis to review the consequences of defending a claim versus settling a claim early.
FAQs on Debt recovery and Civil litigation
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