What is included
- Merits review with an assessment of risk and costs exposure
- Claim or defence, pre-trial hearing and trial
- Coordination of expert and witness evidence
Higher-value or more complex civil matters
Claim, pre-trial hearing, trial and judgment in the ordinary procedure, with expert evidence coordinated from the start.
Ordinary civil procedure
What is included and what is not promised
The ordinary procedure is long and expensive, which is why the important decision is taken before it starts: what is claimed, on what evidence and with what prospects. What is not raised in the claim cannot be raised later.
What it includes: merits review with an assessment of risk and costs exposure; claim or defence, pre-trial hearing and trial; coordination of expert and witness evidence. What it does not include: it does not include expert fees, court fees or disbursements, which are provisioned separately and itemised before we start.
Documents you will need
- All the contractual documentation in the matter.
- Technical or accounting reports if any.
- Communications and demands between the parties.
Indicative timing
We answer your enquiry within 1 working day and send the written quote within 2 working days.
Once your documents are complete, we prepare the file between 10 and 25 working days.
An ordinary procedure is usually measured in more than a year to first-instance judgment, depending on the district.
See the pricing page for how we charge this kind of matter.
How it works
Estimated duration: 25 days.
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Merits and deadlines
We study the matter with an assessment of risk and costs: in ordinary proceedings losing also costs money, and we tell you beforehand.
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Professional and quote
We ask for the contracts, the messages exchanged and any existing reports. Lawyer and court agent assigned; staged quote in writing.
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Pleadings and evidence
We draft the claim or the defence, prepare the preliminary hearing and coordinate experts and witnesses for the trial.
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Hearing and judgment
We stand with you at the trial and, with the judgment, explain costs, enforcement and whether an appeal is advisable.
What to have at hand
- All the contractual documentation in the matter
- Technical or accounting reports if any
- Communications and demands between the parties
Frequently asked questions
How long until I actually collect?
Years can pass between judgment and enforcement. We tell you before you decide to litigate.
Can I settle halfway?
Yes, and in many matters it is the sensible course. We assess it at each stage.
How is it paid?
A fixed payment on account before each phase and a percentage of what is actually collected, falling due once the money is in your account.
Related services
People who come for “Ordinary civil procedure” often need one of these Court proceedings procedures too. If your case mixes several, it goes in a single file with a single quote.
Your case
Tell us about the matter, the jurisdiction and any date or summons received.
Request a quote
Tell us about your case and which documents you already have. We tell you what fits, what is missing and what it costs.