How a file is run
Five stages. What is going to happen, how long it is likely to take and what it will cost are written down before the work starts, not after.
- 01
Initial consultation
We listen to the facts and look at the documents you hold. The purpose of this meeting is not to take on a file but to see whether there is genuinely a legal route. We would rather say no at the start than take a file that has none.
- 02
Gathering the record
Title register extract, deed of conveyance, zoning certificate, cadastral record, contracts and correspondence are obtained. Some of these can only be requested under a power of attorney; we tell you which ones are needed.
- 03
Route map and engagement
Which action will be brought, the alternative routes, the likely duration, the cost items and the risks are set out in writing. Fees and the payment schedule are settled at this stage, so there are no surprises later.
- 04
Conduct of the file
Pleadings, evidence, site inspection and the expert stage are carried through. After each hearing we write to you with what happened and what comes next; you can also follow the file from the client portal.
- 05
Outcome and follow-up
The judgment is assessed and an appeal is filed where one is needed. Where the outcome is in your favour we also conduct the enforcement stage: the work ends with collection, not with the judgment.
Nothing important is left to a phone call
- Which action will be brought and why, with the alternatives that were considered.
- The likely duration, stage by stage, and what could change it.
- The fee, the payment schedule, and the cost items that fall outside the fee.
- A note after each hearing: what happened and what the next step is.
- The documents in your file, available to you through the client portal.
Start with the free initial consultation
About twenty minutes, no charge and no obligation. Bring whatever documents you have; if you have none yet, we will tell you which ones to obtain.