Disputes between people and businesses, run with a view to how they end.

Most civil disputes are won or lost on two things: the strength of the documents, and how early someone works out what the case is actually worth. Litigation is expensive, and the commercial answer and the legal answer are not always the same.

City Group Legal acts for individuals and businesses in the Local, District and Supreme Courts of New South Wales, and gives a straight view on whether a matter is worth running.

The commercial answer first

Before anything is filed, the question worth answering is what the dispute is likely to cost to run and what it is realistically worth at the end. Sometimes that points to court. Often it points to a negotiated result reached faster and for less.