This website contains a lot of information. Some parts might be relevant to a particular difficulty but most will not. Several parts might all turn out to be relevant at the same time, and each of them relating to a different step or process. That is because there is usually more than one way to resolve a dispute and you will have to decide which option is the best one for you. This article explains how to figure out which parts of this website could be relevant. Please see the law dictionary for definitions of terms that are used.
Please note that this article only deals with some types of civil disputes. It does not cover crimes or family law matters.
In this article:
- Consider taking legal advice
- What is the problem?
- Identify and assess the issues
- Consider the options
- Raise the problem
- Contracts
- When there is no response
- Leveraging security
- Credit reporting
- Threat of litigation
- Claiming legal costs
- Claiming interest
- Statutory demands
- If there is (still) no response to any threat, demand or other action
- Abandoning the matter
- Attempting to negotiate or engage in alternative dispute resolution
- Giving up control over your part of the problem or taking control of other parts
- Commencing litigation
- Assessing risks and rewards
- Assessing costs and benefits
- When an argument is raised
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