Operating issues within existing relationships

Often in supplier/provider relationships where there is a dispute the result is deadlock. This is very unhelpful to all parties and uses up a disproportionate amount of valuable management time and effort. Using our experienced team we can assist in identifying and analysing the issues, document them if necessary and help both sides move forward towards a swift resolution before the relationship breaks down. This can save management time, utilise previous experiences of our team and leave behind a template for solving or avoiding similar issues in the future. Using an independent and objective third party ensures that the right solution is delivered, ultimately for the end client’s benefit, without the political stresses and strains that can occur and ensures no lasting damage to the client/supplier relationship which can result from a major dispute.

Often it is useful for the client and the service provider to use independent advisors to assist on a day to day issue or in the transaction itself. This helps to maintain or build up the working relationship between the two whilst enabling resolutions to be found to complex or potentially sensitive issues. Having independence enables solutions to be resolved quickly providing both sides agree and removes the problems associated with one party "winning" or "losing" the dispute and avoid the potentially high cost of resorting to a legal process.