Even as trainees, we learned: ‘Someone who is afraid, angry, or hasty makes a bad negotiator’. We are here to guard against these emotions and to assist you in finding the best route forwards. And to stand up for you. With the goal of achieving the best outcome for you. This will always involve a costs/benefits analysis.
If you instruct us, we will meet with you to draw up a strategy together.
We start by getting the relevant information from you. We can then ask questions and form a picture. Then we will map out the different possible scenarios. The do’s and don’ts. At our first meeting we will also discuss whether we are to take immediate steps on your behalf or remain in the background to guide you – both approaches are possible and each has its advantages and disadvantages, which we will discuss with you.
Telephone contact. We will make an appointment to meet and request you to forward certain documents to us. We will examine these documents before our meeting with you.
Meeting in our office lasting around one hour, in which we advise you how to proceed. Will we negotiate (further) with the other party? Or do we need to prepare to litigate?
Making choices: will we act immediately including contacting the other party, or remain in the background to give you quiet advice? This is a matter for you – of course – to decide. You will also decide at what point we take the matter to court. Of course we will advise you in this regard.
We will consult with you, the client, at each stage. Proposals and draft letters will be sent to you, the client, for your prior approval. The same applies to the drafting of court documents.