Partnership Disputes.

We work with businesses throughout the West Midlands, North Wales and the Marches. However, we can handle partnership disputes that arise anywhere in England and Wales. So if you are facing a difficult dispute and need professional legal help to resolve it, or you want to proactively prevent future disputes using a Partnership Agreement, contact Lanyon Bowdler.

Lanyon Bowdler’s team, including head of dispute resolution Andrew Pegg, regularly receive the recognition of Legal 500 and Chambers UK for excellence in all areas of commercial dispute resolution. We are also accredited by Lexcel for our high standards of practice management and customer service, further professional recognition of our ethos of which we are extremely proud.

Below we will look in more detail at partnership disputes, including some examples of common types of partnership dispute cases; however, please remember that if you are in business with another individual and a dispute arises, no matter what the cause, we are here to help whether you have a signed Partnership Agreement in place or not.

Resolving partnership disputes is ultimately about saving businesses and protecting profits, as well as limiting personal liability for any losses. Lanyon Bowdler understands business and puts the health of your organisation and your individuals at the top of our list of priorities.

One element in this is our guidance on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) as the preferred first option. ADR typically leads to a faster and less costly resolution, without the need for court action.

We operate on a transparent fees system, so you can always know how much your claim has cost so far. Again, we recognise the need to resolve disputes in a cost-effective way and will seek to suggest a suitable form of ADR in order to achieve this.

However, we also appreciate that litigation is sometimes unavoidable. In such cases, we provide reliable commercial legal advice so that you can rest assured you are proceeding in the appropriate and professional way in every dispute, case or claim.

Without prompt action, business partnership disputes can become even more acrimonious and more difficult to resolve in a mutually satisfactory way. With Partnership Agreements in place and a pledge to consider ADR if a dispute arises, you can avoid some of those pitfalls with the help of Lanyon Bowdler’s dispute resolution solicitors

A Partnership Agreement allows you to set down bespoke rules about how your business partnership should be run. You can list the responsibilities and rights of each partner, so everybody knows what they are entitled to. This can help to reduce the risk of partnership disputes developing in the future.

With a Partnership Agreement in place, disputes are less likely to arise. However, if they do, the Agreement may be challenged by one of the partners. But by providing some confidence from the outset, having this legal document in place should still help to avoid relying on the terms of the Partnership Act 1890 to resolve the majority of disputes that may emerge.

In cases where a business is trading at a loss, partners may unwittingly be liable for that loss, putting personal assets at risk. This is because of the way the 1890 Partnership Act operates on business partnerships that do not have a written agreement in place.

The Partnership Act 1890 is a part of UK law that dictates business partners’ rights and duties. It defines a partnership as a relationship between multiple people who are in business together in order to create a profit.

It’s important to recognise that if you are in business with another person, you are by definition likely to be in a ‘partnership’ in the eyes of the law. Failing to draw up a Partnership Agreement does not prevent that from being the case.

That means that if a dispute occurs, and you do not have a Partnership Agreement, your case may fall under the scope of the 1890 Partnership Act. This can leave the business partners liable for the company’s profits and losses, putting personal assets at risk.

Lanyon Bowdler are proud to offer something different, with legal advice that understands you, your company and your location, whether that is anywhere in England or Wales. We have clients up and down the country and a deep knowledge and appreciation of the differences between towns, cities and rural locations.

Our lawyers work together closely, so when you appoint us to represent you, you don’t only get one qualified solicitor; you gain the expertise of our entire dispute resolution team of solicitors and associates, headed by our own Partner, Andrew Pegg.

We want to be a name and a face for the people we represent, and always work hard to provide a highly personal service. This is reflected in our Lexcel accreditation, which recognises our high standard of client care and practice management.

Andrew Pegg and his team also consistently receive recognition from Chambers UK and The Legal 500 for their skill and expertise across the field of dispute resolution. We value these ratings highly and hope they give all of our clients the confidence they need to put their trust in our legal advice.