Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Debt Collection in Germany: A Practical Guide

by Schmeilzl April 17, 2013 Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution

So a German person or company owes you money. And you find that German courts have jurisdiction. Well, that may seem unfortunate but it is no reason at all to abandon your claim. In fact, to sue for and collect a debt in Germany is easier and cheaper than you might expect, especially if you […]

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Will the recent scandal involving HP result in a class-action?

by minttwist November 26, 2012 Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution
HP Autonomy fraud

The multinational IT technology manufacturer Hewlett-Packard seems to be under the spotlight due to irregularities in its balance sheets. The company, whose profits have decreased continually, accused Autonomy, an enterprise software company that HP acquired in 2011, of inflating its balance statements. HP claim this has forced them to write off $8bn from their accounts, […]

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Dispute Resolution: Keeping Your General Contractor On Point

by cbennett September 25, 2012 Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Construction projects can take long periods of time and an excess amount of money to complete, but property owners are often willing to risk this in order to get their property to the level that they want. General contractors usually provide these services under contract with the property owner. Unfortunately, these projects do not always […]

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How to stop Rampant Wall Street Fraud…

by lawsherm September 17, 2012 Banking and Finance Law

Rampant Securities Fraud – Why it Exists; How to Stop It… Life is about playing by rules. Sometimes we make a pact to voluntarily follow a set of rules – like when we play golf or tennis or darts or ping pong. Other times we are requited to obey a rule regardless of whether following […]

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Business Contract Disputes: Know When to Call a Lawyer

by Karla Somers July 29, 2012 Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Business contracts provide a form of private law by which various parties must abide. These contracts represent an understanding between two parties on the duties and responsibilities that they are to carry out. In a perfect world, business entities would respect contracts and fulfill their obligations. In the real business world, this does not happen. […]

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Interest on Legal Costs

by CarlisleLegalCosting March 22, 2012 Accident Claims Law

Instructing a lawyer is expensive. Losing a legal case is even more expensive. Not only do you have to pay your own solicitor, but normally you have to pay your opponents costs. In addition, interest is payable on those costs at a base rate of 8%. The law has been in a state of flux […]

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5 Reasons to Guest Blawg

by Five Fantastic Lawyers™ September 13, 2011 Accident Claims

A key component of blogging, guest blogging is, as the term suggests, where a blogger writes as a guest on another blogger’s blog. While this may be obvious, it may not be apparent to some why guest blogging can be useful. Here are 5 reasons why you may wish to increase your own or your […]

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