Litigation

FitzPatricks Solicitors - Business - Property - Family

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Legal Aid

FitzPatricks regret that despite having achieved all the necessary quality standards and more besides, they have not been able to reach agreement with the Community Legal Service and do not therefore undertake publicly funded work.

Property

Contentious issues may arise from owning or occupying land and may be solved with legal advice.

Family

Help is available on many issues including co-habitation, divorce, finance and children.

Employment

Assistance is offered to both employers and employees on matters surrounding the workplace.

Personal Injury

We advise concerning injuries at work, slipping or tripping cases, road traffic accidents or any other incidents resulting in pain, suffering, loss of earnings.

Small Claims

For disputes where the sum claimed is under £5,000 (£1,000 for personal injury and housing disrepair) then any proceedings will be referred to a small claims court (arbitration). This is a more informal procedure than a normal County Court action and the Court has limited power to order costs. You will be e xpected to bear your own legal costs win or lose.

Debt Recovery

  • Letter before action
  • Pre-action protocol
  • Claim
  • Judgement
  • Enforcement
  • Bankruptcy/winding up

Whatever stage of the proceedings reached we can offer assistance to help recover monies due. Unfortunately, we cannot act in the administration of bankrupt or insolvent estates, or winding up companies. These matters are handled only by licensed insolvency practitioners. We can only advise in any of these cases about preliminary issues.

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Consumer Problems

Disputes relating to goods or services sold or supplied come within consumer protection legislation of which both seller/supplier and consumer should be aware. We advise on these issues.

Contract Disputes

  • Contracts of employment
  • Terms and conditions of business
  • Property contracts
  • Consumer contracts
  • Other agreements

Whether contracts are written or verbal, disputes can be settled through negotiations, alternative dispute resolution, arbitration or, ultimately, Court proceedings.

Negligence Issues

  • Are you owed/do you owe a duty of care from or to another?
  • Has this duty of care been breached?
  • Is there resultant damage?

If all three elements are established then negligence may arise and legal issues will need to be investigated. The question of damages may then need to be considered.

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