Legal Hygiene (avoid the ‘dentist’)
Aug 28, 2018
Big scary bills come from the litigators, the fighters. They will try to mitigate your losses. The lawyer that creates value for a business is the builder.
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Big scary bills come from the litigators, the fighters. They will try to mitigate your losses. The lawyer that creates value for a business is the builder.
The builder is working carefully behind the scenes to protect the interests of your business and help avoid the distraction, stress and sometimes crippling financial costs of disputes.
We builders help a business function well. We are transactional not crisis lawyers and the best transactional lawyers advise on how the law can be used to grow a business. A business can make money by involving a good business lawyer because we are a strategic partner, helping to spot opportunities, avoid pitfalls and disputes.
It’s natural to assume that bad things happen to others and take a chance. If the lawyer you talk to in business is a litigator you’re trying to resolve matters in the dentist chair when a little oral hygiene could have prevented the misery.
I won’t floss your teeth (!) but I’m happy to help you avoid the metaphorical dentist chair.
Have you ever used a broker or an agent to buy insurance or energy? If you have, you might assume that these professionals are working solely in your best interests. However, the truth is that many agents and brokers receive commissions for recommending specific insurance companies or energy providers.
Walker Foster prides itself on its empathy and support for its clients that encounter a dispute with their neighbours over the boundary or fence line of the adjoining property.
In our experience, it is usually best to try and settle family disputes before they get to court. Here’s how we can help that to happen.
A recent newspaper court report described a case that is a powerful reminder of the risks involved in challenging a will and the dramatic consequences for a losing party.
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