Litigation For Individuals

We can help you now if you have a dispute that requires professional and practical legal advice.

We offer a friendly, cost effective and professional service which is backed up by years of experience of resolving disputes.

We know how to achieve the best results with a tough yet professional and pragmatic approach. Between them, our litigation team has over 75 years of legal experience dealing with claims from several hundred pounds to several million.

We are happy to offer initial advice on whether you have a valid claim and will provide you with full details of our costs. We will then keep you informed of progress every step of the way.

To make the first step in resolving the dispute facing you, call the Head of our litigation team, Dermot Callinan, on 01782 577000.

One of the most common types of dispute, we have developed a depth of expertise and skills across a broad spectrum of contract types.

We can provide advice on the full range of contractual issues, including:

faulty goods you have bought
services that have not been carried out correctly
disputes about the amount you should pay

We have acted in contract disputes involving claims in excess of £1 million.

We can advise you where

you have a dispute over a will and require advice
where you feel adequate provision has not been made for you in a will
where you want advice on challenging and invalidating a will
you have a dispute over a Power of Attorney. We deal with applications to have an attorney removed and perhaps made to repay wrongly appropriated assets
You have a dispute over a trust. We deal with applications to remove trustees and have them restore a trust fund where a breach of trust has occurred

We have recently successfully concluded a claim on behalf of a widow for over £1 million.

If you are in debt and possibly facing bankruptcy

we can advise on how your debts could be managed
we can advise on the applicability and availability of bankruptcy and the rights of the bankrupt
we can also advise the bankrupts family on issues relating to the family home and the joint assets.

We can provide advice on a range of issues. We provide personal advice to individuals as well as advising corporate clients and insolvency practitioners. This gives us the expertise to give you the best advice. We also have strong links with leading local insolvency practitioners to assist you.

We provide advice on the full range of disputes concerning property, whether you own or rent it.

You have a dispute in connection with your home or other land e.g.

a dispute with a joint owner
regarding a boundary
a planning issue
damage caused to your property
nuisance

If you have problems with your tenants or landlord. We will help:

recovering arrears of rent and recovering possession where you want an unwanted and unreliable tenant out
resisting unlawful actions by landlords that operate outside the law

We have acted in property disputes involving claims in excess of £1 million.

We offer experience in all types of construction disputes, and have advised all parties involved, from main contractors and sub-contractors, to architects and surveyors. If you have a dispute with your builder then we can advise you.

The law offers a range of methods to resolve construction disputes including adjudication, litigation, arbitration and mediation. We have the experience to select the most appropriate, and the tenacity to ensure it achieves the best possible result for your business.

We advise the members of the Federation of Master Builders in the North West region, as well as a number of large local contractors. We can put our expertise to work for you.

If a professional (such as an accountant, tax advisor, surveyor or solicitor) has advised or acted in a way which has caused you to lose out, we have the experience to advise you on your claim, and then see it through to a successful conclusion and get you proper compensation for your loss.

We have successfully concluded claims against accountants, solicitors and surveyors.

In defamation cases, where someone has:

published something likely to damage your reputation
said something to damage your reputation
brought a claim against you for something you have said or written

we can advise you with regard to bringing or defending the claim. We have been instructed in high-profile cases involving national celebrities.

For more information please contact our Litigation Team on 01782 577000

For more information, contact Dermot Callinan on 01782 525010 or email dermot.callinan@myerssolicitors.co.uk.

or contact Tim Newsome on 01782 525011 or email
tim.newsome@myerssolicitors.co.uk.

or contact Kelly Swetmore on 01782 525003 or email
kelly.swetmore@myerssolicitors.co.uk.

or contact Nicola Adams on 01782 525012 or email
nicola.adams@myerssolicitors.co.uk.

or contact Richard Crowe on 01782 525009 or email
richard.crowe@myerssolicitors.co.uk.