Commercial contract dispute advice
Advice on commercial contract disputes
If you are facing a disagreement about a commercial contract, I can advise on your contractual position and options for negotiation, arbitration or mediation where English law applies. I consider matters involving UK and overseas parties. I do not offer court litigation.
Discuss your commercial contract dispute
Understanding the disagreement
I can consider the agreement, relevant correspondence and the broad issue in dispute. Questions may concern the meaning of obligations, payment, performance, a proposed change or the ending of a contractual relationship.
The initial review establishes your commercial objectives, the English-law scope and the work you want me to consider. Advice depends on the agreement and the circumstances; no outcome is promised.
Advice to a party
I can advise on the contractual position and options for negotiation, arbitration or mediation within an agreed scope. This is advice to a party, distinct from a neutral appointment.
I do not offer court litigation. If timing is important, phone me to check availability rather than relying on a website submission.
Agreements with a specific commercial context
Distribution, commercial agency, shipping and marine insurance can raise questions specific to those arrangements. Their service pages explain the work I consider in each context.
Distribution agreements and disputes
Commercial agency agreements and disputes
Before a disagreement has arisen
If you want to draft, review or negotiate an agreement, or discuss a proposed change or ending before a disagreement, the commercial contracts page is the starting point. My wider commercial work also includes international M&A, trade finance and commodity matters.
Your initial enquiry
Give me a brief, non-confidential outline of the agreement, your role and the disagreement. Mention whether English law applies, any agreed dispute-resolution process and relevant timing. Do not upload confidential agreements, party lists or detailed legal documents through the form.
I will consider suitability, conflicts, scope and engagement terms before confirming whether I can act. An enquiry does not engage me or protect a deadline.
About your adviser
I am Robert Jonathan Pitman, an SRA-regulated freelance solicitor. I was called to the Bar in 1973 and admitted as a solicitor in 1987.
I will consider suitability, conflicts, scope and engagement terms before confirming whether I can act. An initial enquiry does not create a solicitor-client relationship or protect a deadline.