STAGE 1
Initial assessment
We listen to the client's request, review the available information and documents, and make an initial assessment of the legal position.
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HOW WE WORK
5 STAGES
The wearing part of a legal process is usually the uncertainty. The five stages below run in the same order in every file.
STAGE 2
Document and record review
The documents and records the file requires are identified according to its nature; existing documents are reviewed and, where necessary, records are obtained from the relevant institutions.
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STAGE 3
Legal route map
The legal routes available are assessed together with the time, cost and possible risks each involves, according to the nature of the file.
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STAGE 4
Conduct of the proceedings
Petitions are prepared, evidence is submitted and the legal steps the file requires are followed up regularly.
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STAGE 5
Outcome and appeals
The judgment and its consequences are assessed; where considered necessary, the relevant appeal routes are pursued.
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PREPARATION
What to bring to the meeting
Property disputes
- Land register extract, and the deed of conveyance where there is one
- Sale contract, deposit receipt or records of payment
- Zoning certificate, in land files
- Correspondence and formal notices between the parties
Files arising from an estate
- Certificate of inheritance
- The history of transactions made by the deceased at the land registry
- Medical records close to the date of transfer, where capacity is in issue
- Any will or contract of care until death
Employment disputes
- The employment contract and any annexes
- Payslips and bank account records
- Social security service record
- Notice of termination and the exchange of statements
Commercial and enforcement files
- Contract, invoice, delivery note
- Cheques, promissory notes and other negotiable instruments
- Current account statement
- Any payment order and the envelope of service