Settling debt cases without it costing you more than what you owe or are owed

It is well-known by people both through real-life experiences that civil law-suits can be formidably long and expensive processes where a Plaintiff or Defendant spends considerable money defending against or advancing a law-suit. To avoid these types of situations arising, it is critical for a client’s legal representatives to conduct and manage the civil process in a skilled and attentive way so as to maximise advancement of that party’s instructions while minimising their legal costs. In some cases, an assessment of all relevant factors may lead a party’s legal representative to conclude that the party’s interests will be best-served by settling with the other side in a law-suit before a court ends up making its final judgement. Whether it will be appropriate for both sides to reach agreement on an outcome before judgement in a matter is given will depend on a variety of considerations, including the established and anticipated future cost of the proceedings, the strength of parties’ relevant claims and defences and the evidence associated with their contentions, and also questions about what kinds of orders a court may make about the debt. Hunter Shafiz Lawyers recently acted in a matter where our client was a Defendant, who was being sued by their previous legal representatives for non-payment of legal fees. At the time of our firm being retained in the matter, the Plaintiff had secured default judgement that the client be required to pay the entire amount of their claim. By combining negotiation skill with moving legal arguments and evidence-gathering, Hunter Shafiz Lawyers was able to obtain consent orders from the other side to withdraw proceedings without our client being required to make any payment. If you are looking for advice and assistance regarding a civil matter, please contact our office on (02) 9682 5433 or via email at info@huntershafiz.com.au.