Defined legal service
Contract termination and pre-trial resolution
Reviewing the ground for termination and consequences for payments and property, then preparing a notice, demand or agreement and separating negotiation from litigation.
The problem you need to resolve
- the counterparty materially breached the agreement
- the claim and proof of delivery must be formalised
What you receive
- a written options and risk assessment
- an agreed document and calculation
What we do
- review the questionnaire, deadlines and agreed document list
- separate verified facts from assumptions and define the legal objective
- agreement and termination ground
- payments, losses and penalties
- agreement, notice, demand or claim
What we need from you
- agreement
- payments and acceptance records
- communications and notices
- claim calculation
- answer focused follow-up questions and verify the factual information
- do not send a full set of sensitive documents before the conflict-of-interest check and agreement of a protected channel
Fees
- Fees depend on the facts and scope of support. After a short discussion, we explain what the work includes and its cost. Fees are agreed before work begins.
- A possible first stage is a written action plan: review of agreed documents, legal assessment, next steps, deadlines, risks and alternatives.
- Additional objectives, extensive materials and foreign-language documents are discussed separately.
- Court fees and other mandatory payments are separate from the lawyer's fee. Notarial, translation, valuation and expert costs are also agreed separately.
What may change the route
- objections or new claims from another party
- missing, inconsistent or newly received documents
- the need for valuation, expert evidence, a notarial or registration step
- existing court or enforcement proceedings, a missed or imminent deadline
- whether a pre-trial demand is mandatory depends on the agreement and law
- termination does not automatically return every payment
When this service is not suitable
- a wish to stop is not always a right to withdraw
- special contracts may have additional rules
How we report progress
- we agree the communication channel before work begins
- we report receipt of materials, completion of the assessment, document readiness and the next required action
- where new facts or extra work arise, we first explain the effect on timing and fees and ask for your approval
Official sources
Frequently asked questions
Can the contract be terminated without a ground?
Only where the law, agreement or both parties allow it.
Are all payments returned?
Not automatically.
Is a demand always mandatory?
No.