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Commercial Dispute Resolution

Our Commercial Dispute Resolutions team advise on a wide variety of Litigation Claims. Whatever the nature of the dispute our team have the expertise to deal with it effectively. Our specialist team can offer an accurate assessment of your legal position and rights and advise you on your potential options.

Dispute Resolution

Often if we are involved early we can help to resolve the matter so there is no need to issue Court proceedings. However, if Court proceedings are necessary, we will pursue them vigorously on your behalf whilst keeping costs to a minimum.

Ward Gethin Archer Solicitors have extensive litigation experience of both pursuing and defending legal claims. We look for opportunities to achieve a swift solution and we are committed to establishing and attaining your objectives as effectively and cost efficiently as possible.

Our solicitors can advise on:

Contractual Disputes

Our Solicitors can help resolve and deal with all of your contractual disputes. Whether this is a supplier failing to fulfil their part of the contract or a client refusing to pay for the goods or services, we can advise you as to the course of action which will be most effective for you. Our Solicitors have substantial experience in considering contracts and advising on contracts and the most effective means of enforcement of contracts.

Commercial Litigation

Our experienced Solicitors are able to advise business clients in relation to any disputes. Our Solicitors will assess each and every claim and advise upon the best way to proceed with the claim including advising you on the commercial decision of whether to pursue your claim or whether to attempt to settle a claim and avoid litigation. Our Solicitors appreciate that you are a business and do not necessarily have the time to deal with litigation and therefore we will take these pressures away from you and conduct the claim as trouble free as possible. We appreciate the need to ensure the minimum disruption to your business whilst trying to achieve the best result.

We will work with you to solve any disputes cost effectively and as speedily as possible and most importantly so as to cause as little inconvenience to your business and its employees and managers. We highly recommend the use of alternative dispute resolution, if possible with the assistance of Mediators and Arbitrators however, we do appreciate that cases cannot always be settled and we will fearlessly pursue your claim or defend the claim against you in Court.

We will provide you with advice without the legal jargon and as well as giving you options to consider, we will clearly set out our opinion to you.

Debt Collection

If you are an individual or a business and are owed money by another party, our dispute resolution Solicitors can assist you with attempting to recover the debt on your behalf. We aim to supply cost effective debt recovery solution for you or your business. Where debts arise, we seek to recover all sums due, including costs and interest as quickly and efficiently as possible. It is important to act quickly in debt recovery matters and our Solicitors act on behalf of a number of local businesses in recovering their unpaid invoices.

With all of the above matters, we will work with you to ensure you receive a prompt, efficient and cost effective service.

If you require advice, then please contact one of our solicitors below or your nearest office who will be more than happy to assist. The contact details for each of our offices can be found by clicking here.

Funding Your Claim

For all dispute resolution matters, we offer an initial appointment at a fixed fee to offer you initial advice. It may be that you have insurance under a home insurance policy to cover the funding of your claim or you have insurance under your business policy which may be able to cover the cost of us acting on your behalf. Alternatively, we may be able to agree with you for you to make payments on a monthly basis in order to budget for your legal costs. Please contact your nearest office who will be more than happy to assist. The contact details for each of our offices can be found by clicking here.

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Richard Pennington

Richard Pennington

Richard is the Finance Director and Partner with responsibility for the firm's finances. He is the firm's Compliance Officer of Financial Administration (COFA) and is solicitor and Partner in our Family, Civil Litigation and Employment departments based in King's Lynn.

Richard became a solicitor in 1986, and has been a Partner since May 1991. Richard brings over 20 years of litigation experience and deals with particularly contentious financial issues in divorces for SME owners and their spouses, commercial disputes of all sorts, contentious probate matters and professional negligence disputes for the firm.

Richard is a trained civil litigation mediator, a Member of the Professional Negligence Lawyers Association and a Resolution Trained Collaborative Family Lawyer able to deal with collaborative work, and is also a member of the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists.

Richard is also the Chair of YMCA Norfolk and a trustee of a number of local charities, a church elder and a member of the Lawyers Christian Fellowship.

Email Richard Pennington 

Telephone Richard Pennington 01553 667202

Accreditations & Professional Memberships:

Members of ResolutionMembers of The Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS)Professional Negligence Lawyers AssociationResolution Collaborative Lawyer
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Kim Faivelowitz

Kim Faivelowitz

Kim is a Chartered Legal Executive specialising in Dispute Resolution and Employment Law. Kim joined the firm in 2002 and is based in the King's Lynn office. Kim advises on a wide range of litigation matters, including contract disputes, debt collection, commercial and residential landlord/tenant and property disputes. Kim acts on behalf of employers and employees in Employment Tribunal claims and she advises on all employment matters, including unfair dismissal claims, discrimination claims and TUPE related claims. Kim also drafts and advises upon employment contracts.

Outside of work, Kim enjoys socialising, keeping fit and spending quality time with her family.

Email Kim Faivelowitz 

Telephone Kim Faivelowitz 01553 667225

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Chris Dewey

Chris Dewey

Chris is a solicitor, the firm's Managing Partner and a key member of both the Personal Injury and Employment Law teams. He is a Senior Litigator with the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, a member of the Law Society's Personal Injury Panel, and specialises in helping Union members with accidents at work and occupational disease claims. He also has a wealth of experience advising on all aspects of Employment Law including claims for unfair dismissal, disability claims and TUPE transfers.

Email Chris Dewey 

Telephone Chris Dewey 01553 667209

Accreditations & Professional Memberships:

The Law Society Accredited: Personal Injury
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Sally Dean

Sally Dean

Sally joined us from a large regional firm and is a solicitor specialising in Employment Law and Dispute Resolution since 2006. Sally works in our King's Lynn office and handles civil litigation matters including contract disputes, debt recovery, wills and landlord/tenant disputes. Sally advises on all aspects of Employment Law including employment contracts, compromise agreements, handling employment disputes and representation in the Employment Tribunal.

Sally's hobbies include music, reading, running and winter sports.

Email Sally Dean 

Telephone Sally Dean 01553 667205

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Barbara Judkins

Barbara Judkins

Barbara is a solicitor based at our Ely office. She is a graduate of the University of Durham and trained at a Central London firm. Barbara has had a varied legal career with previous spells in practice in both Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. She has also lectured extensively in law with a particular emphasis on land law. Barbara is part of our Dispute Resolution Department specialising in property disputes and also disputes arising from wills and estates. Her areas of expertise include boundary problems, residential and commercial landlord and tenant disputes, adverse possession, rights of ways, Land Registry problems and questions arising from the joint ownership of property. She is an established member of the Property Litigation Association.

Barbara is a good Italian speaker. Her interests include walking and reading.

Email Barbara Judkins 

Telephone Barbara Judkins 01353 646107

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Michael Judkins

Michael Judkins

Michael is a Partner in our Ely office specialising in Employment, Criminal and General Litigation matters. Michael was a salaried partner at Wilson Browne in Kettering from 1985, before joining the firm as a Partner in 1992.

Michael deals with all aspects of Employment Law and practice for both employers and employees, in addition to commercial and other Civil Litigation. He also undertakes Criminal work, and regular advocacy in this and other areas.

Michael was founder President and is an active member of Ely Hereward Rotary Club. He is also a member of Ely 41 Club (for ex-Round Tablers) and is involved with other local organisations. His outside interests include sport (particularly football and Leicester City Football Club), doing anything energetic, and developing a song portfolio which has led from learning to play guitar.

Email Michael Judkins 

Telephone Michael Judkins 01353 646103