Our partners have recovered >£100m in cash for businesses across many industries and over multiple claim types. A small selection is shown below.
A company providing domestic care services on behalf of a local authority.
A company specialising in providing home care services for the elderly entered into a short-term agreement with a local authority.
The care provider issued regular invoices to the local authority as part of the agreement, and these were all paid.
However, after completing the contract, the company realised that the balance of the invoices had been incorrectly calculated. This meant that the care provider had invoiced the local authority for a significantly lower sum than it was contractually entitled to.
The company issued further invoices to make up the shortfall, but the local authority refused to pay.
“The team exceeded all expectations in the way in which they conducted the matter and the result they achieved on our behalf. They resolved the dispute shortly after commencing proceedings and for a sum in excess of what we hoped to recover. We would not hesitate to utilise their services again, and would strongly recommend them to other prospective clients aiming to resolve a contentious dispute.”
£385,000
The care provider had previously instructed other legal representatives to resolve the contract breach, and incurred significant costs during the pre-action stage. Despite this, they were unable to make progress in recovering the unpaid invoices that were due.
Looking for an alternative solution, the company chose to instruct our partners to act on its behalf.
The local authority had not previously positively engaged in settlement discussions but, upon our partners’ involvement, it indicated that it would be willing to attend a mediation in an attempt to resolve the dispute. However, it failed to agree to the mediation arrangements in a timely manner, and as a result, our partners began proceedings.
Shortly after the exchange of pleadings, and following successful negotiations with its solicitors, the local authority settled the whole of the care provider’s claim for the unpaid invoices and breach of contract. The total sum far exceeded the care provider’s expectations and was paid within seven days of the agreement.
From start to finish, the case was resolved less than four months after issuing the claim.
Shareholders of an accountancy business.
Our partners acted on behalf of an individual client and a limited company who were shareholders of an accountancy business.
On completion of a share sale of the business, they ran into problems with the buyer reneging on the deal – a clear breach of the share purchase agreement (SPA).
Having sold their shares for an agreed fee, which was due to be paid over a number of instalments, the buyer defaulted on the agreement – it paid the first instalment, but failed to pay all of the deferred consideration.
The buyer claimed that the sellers were in breach of the warranties given in the SPA relating to company performance. It suggested that the accountancy firm had suffered a loss of trade since its purchase, and claimed these losses should be deducted against the deferred sums due.
The sellers argued that the alleged losses were calculated based on analysis that was inconsistent with the prior statutory accounting processes, which showed no deterioration in business performance.
“I wanted to say thank you to the team for pursuing the outstanding sums due from the sale of our accountancy practice. Having previously engaged the original legal firm involved in the sale of the business, there was no real progress with the buyer to make the payment since they were using a variety of tactics to avoid settlement over a period of three years. Your team, once engaged, easily navigated the pitfalls and hurdles raised by the buyer. The situation was resolved quickly, and it was great that we were kept informed of all the steps involved along the way. I would definitely recommend you to others in the same situation.”
£145,000
The sellers approached Our partners to enforce their rights under the SPA. Despite all manner of attempts by the buyer to frustrate the process, team team invoked the dispute resolution mechanism in the SPA and, via an Expert Determination, secured a substantial recovery.
Employee of an offshore company
An individual had entered into an employment contract with an offshore company. In return for their services, the individual was to receive substantial employment benefits that were commensurate with their role as an executive in the business.
However, the offshore company failed to provide the substantial employment benefits as agreed, which was a clear case of breach of employment contract.
£400,000
Our partners initially engaged in correspondence with the offshore company, but they failed to positively respond to the claim. The matter was further complicated by the defendant’s offshore status, which presented enforcement challenges and transparency issues.
The team promptly commenced proceedings and, following successful negotiations with the offshore company’s representatives, was able to settle the matter under a confidential settlement agreement. From start to finish, the breach of employment contract case was resolved less than six months after issuing the claim.
Multi-national transport and logistics provider.
A transport and logistics operator had a two-part negligence claim against both its insurer and broker for a shortfall in cover. This stemmed from an insurance claim it had made when machinery was damaged, and the failure to pay out cover.
The business had failed to make any progress via either insurer or broker in its claim on the policy, and was left exposed to £300,000. Lawyers were engaged and failed to secure any return, resulting in the company incurring further costs in lost abortive legal fees.
£300,000
The team immediately introduced negotiation muscle and was able to successfully recover the negligence costs. Within six months, the insurer had been forced to pay 40% of the negligence claim, together with apportioned legal costs. The broker agreed to make up the remaining balance, plus legal fees.