Outcome
$2.4M Settlement
Practice area
Commercial Law
Duration
14 months
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Case scope
A services company and its largest client disagreed about performance and payment under a long term contract. The dispute concerned contract performance, payment obligations and the commercial correspondence.
What the team reviewed
The contract, its schedules and later variations.
Invoices, credit notes and payment history.
Emails and meeting notes about delivery.
Termination and dispute clauses.
Why it was complex
Both sides had changed the way they worked over several years without formal amendments, so the written contract and the actual practice differed.
Review steps
How the dispute was resolved
Map the contract terms against what was actually delivered.
Quantify the amounts claimed and defended.
Exchange position papers and test the strongest points.
Hold a structured settlement meeting.
Record the settlement and update the contract going forward.
Outcome
After fourteen months the parties settled for 2.4 million dollars, with revised terms that match the way the work is done.
