Litigation + Dispute Resolution
We take the most direct route to solving your legal problems or protecting your interests and will advise you on whether the result you are likely to achieve will outweigh the cost to you in time and money.
97% of legal disputes settle on route to a hearing because they do not justify the cost and time involved in litigation. It is often best to try alternative dispute resolution techniques such as negotiation, mediation, and arbitration, before heading to court. The best way to achieve this is with a Perth litigation lawyer.
When it is necessary to start litigation or to defend yourself from a claim, we always run two cases – one case on the substance of the dispute and one case on recovering as much of your costs as possible.
Parties involved in minor claims are required under the rules of the court or tribunal hearing their claim to go to early mediation. This means that you can try to solve your dispute before spending a lot of money. Relevantly, we can fix our costs for minor claims.
Disputes in the District and Supreme Courts are also required by the rules of those courts to go to mediation, but at a later stage. This means that parties involved in more substantial disputes often incur significant costs before they get to mediation. Importantly, we will consider fixing our costs for these disputes also, and can offer you private mediation and negotiation to try to settle your dispute at an early stage.
KLD Legal's Litigation Lawyers in Perth have resolved disputes involving:
- Building and Construction
- Commercial Contracts
- Debts
- Family Provision Claims
- Intellectual Property
- Contracts of Insurance
- Misleading or Deceptive Conduct and Negligent Misstatement
- Mining, Oil and Gas
- Property Law – Strata Titles Act, Property Law Act
- Sexual Harassment and Discrimination
- Professional Negligence
- Probate Law
- Will Disputes
KLD Legal Lawyers have experience in:
- Negotiating, mediating and arbitrating disputes
- Commercial Litigation
- Representing clients in most courts and tribunals in WA
Litigation is the process of resolving a dispute between two parties through the court system.
Dispute resolution is a way of trying to resolve a dispute through various different methods, such as negotiation, mediation, arbitration or litigation. Alternative dispute resolution refers to trying to resolve a dispute without going to a court.
You should consider these options when you are involved in a legal dispute, whether it’s related to contracts, business disputes, personal injury, or other matters that cannot be resolved through negotiation or alternative methods.
Yes, many disputes are resolved through negotiation, mediation, or arbitration without the need for a court trial.
The time that it can take to process litigation depends on many different factors, including the backlog at court. Simple cases can take a matter of months, while more complex matters can take years.
The cost of litigation is determined by a range of issues, including the complexity of the case, the conduct of the opposition, lawyer fees, court costs, and other litigation expenses. Alternative dispute resolution, or ADR, is often the preferred method of resolving legal disputes because it is quicker and more cost-effective.
The cost of dispute resolution depends on the complexity of the case, the conduct of the opposition, and legal fees and disbursements. However, ADR is usually much cheaper than litigation.
