At Whitehead Monckton, our specialist solicitors deliver clear and proactive legal guidance to businesses across Kent and beyond. Whether you’re a multinational corporation, SME or professional partnership, we resolve commercial disputes with minimal disruption—helping you protect your assets, reputation and future growth.
Explore our leading legal services across key areas of business dispute resolution.
Swift and strategic action is vital in resolving contract disputes. We advise businesses on everything from unpaid invoices to breach of commercial agreements.
Our services include:
Common dispute types:
Business restrictive covenant claims
Partnership disagreements can be personal and complex. We guide partners and LLP members through conflict resolution while safeguarding the long-term integrity of the business.
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We advise a wide variety of professional partnerships from medical or dental practices to accountants, as well as farmers and a range of other businesses who choose to act in partnership. We understand the benefits and pressures which a partnership may involve and offer tailored advice to suit your business, its aims and the specific issues involved in the dispute.
Whether governed by a bespoke agreement or the Partnership Act 1890, we help clarify your rights and negotiate fair outcomes.
Even in the most vibrant economic times, businesses can experience financial problems, whether from failure to adapt to changing market conditions, a lack of working capital, unreliable customers or suppliers, or plain bad luck.
We understand the consequences of business failure; not only the loss of the business itself, but also the impact on the individuals involved.
From financial restructuring to creditor claims, our insolvency solicitors assist businesses in navigating all aspects of commercial and personal financial distress.
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We advise on a range of different levels of construction disputes, from residential extension disputes to JCT disputes.
We advise on issues that arise regularly in JCT disputes, including:
We appreciate that construction disputes are often high-value, and you need prompt advice about the next steps to take about how best to resolve contractual issues, including whether to pursue adjudication.
When contractors are not paid, this can create considerable cash flow issues. We provide tailored and effective advice to help you recover sums due without delay.
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If poor professional advice has caused financial harm, we help you pursue rightful compensation. Our solicitors specialise in complex negligence claims against trusted service providers.
You may have a claim for negligence if:
We advise on claims involving:
We work with ADR and mediation to deliver cost-effective results—and ensure that your damages are recovered in full where applicable.
Your intellectual property is often your business’s most valuable asset. We help you safeguard ideas, brands and digital assets from misuse or infringement.
Many businesses do not realise the value of their intellectual property, and many more don’t take steps to protect it from unfair use by rivals. Still others consider that if any idea is in the public domain, they are entitled to copy it: infringing the intellectual property rights of others and becoming exposed to claims.
Intellectual Property can take many forms, including:
Our IP services cover:
If you are drawn into a dispute or potential dispute regarding ownership or infringement of intellectual property rights, we can advise and assist you in relation to all types of disputes, whether in the County court, Intellectual Property & Enterprise court, or High court.
Whether defending or asserting your rights, we support you at every stage.
