Contract Dispute Advice Call

Most contractual disputes do not start as litigation. They start as a difficult email, a missed payment, a service failure, or a notice of termination. And the question for the recipient is what to do next, in what order, and how quickly.

When a 30-minute call earns its place

An advice call gives you a senior view, fast: read the contract, understand the situation, give a clear answer on the strength of your position and the realistic options.

Most calls produce one of three answers: this is worth fighting and here is how; this is worth settling and here is the basis; this is best left alone for the following reasons. The point is to stop the dispute consuming time and money before there has been a clear-headed assessment of what is at stake.

Suitable for early-stage commercial disputes where you need a clear view before deciding on the next step.

Example: a typical scope and fixed fee

For a single 30-minute advisory call on a contract dispute, the typical scope looks like this.

What's included

• A 30-minute advice call
• Pre-call review of the contract and key correspondence (up to 20 pages)
• Clear, practical advice on the strength of your position and your options
• A short follow-up email summarising the advice

What's outside this scope

• Drafting any correspondence (see Without Prejudice Letter or Contract Dispute Written Advice)
• Negotiation with the other party
• Court proceedings
• Tax advice

Fixed fee: £195, no VAT.

How I will approach your matter

Once you have instructed me, I will be in touch within one working day to schedule the call and ask you to send me the contract and key correspondence. I will read everything before we speak, so the call is spent on advice rather than fact-finding.