In non-criminal matters, lawyers represent individuals and businesses in a broad range of matters, including but not limited to:
- Wills and estate disputes
- Family law
- Contractual disputes
- Commercial Leases
- Debt recovery
- Employment disputes
- General commercial disputes
Most individuals and businesses requiring legal advice, seek out civil lawyers.
Civil lawyers spend much of their time conferring with clients, negotiating with the opposing side and ultimately considering the legal issue by researching pertinent statutes, regulations and case law.
Civil law encompasses almost every aspect of the legal realm. Want to transfer ownership of a business; dispute with neighbours; Stop someone from infringing your copyright; Challenge a fine issued by a government agency; buy and sell goods. Civil lawyers handle all of these matters and much more.
Despite the obvious difference between civil law and criminal law, lawyers who practice in each jurisdiction have the same basic skillset and perform similar activities including both meet with clients, conducting legal research, providing legal advice, negotiating with other parties, drafting legal documents and litigating in court.
While criminal lawyers operate within the criminal justice system, civil lawyers represent their clients either individual and businesses, in a variety of legal matters that are encountered in daily life.
Appius Lawyers, Expertise You Can Trust
We are able to assist and advise in resolving disputes, in the most efficient manner possible.
Our approach is to attempt and resolve disputes, if possible, before they become litigious, by applying strategies that are aimed achieve our clients’ objectives, but at the same time taking into account the commercial reality of the dispute.
We have access to barristers that we engage in litigation matters, who are briefed on the basis of their experience, as required in the circumstances, taking into account the complexity of the issues and cost.
Where litigation is unavoidable, we are able to provide competent and strong representation in court. Notwithstanding this, we will always encourage, where the matter can be settled for a result that our client can live with, such settlement should be pursued. The Court will afford litigants with the opportunities to mediate the dispute and there are other dispute resolution methods such as “calderbank” offers and “offers of compromise” that can be used to motivate the other party to settle.
If the matter proceeds to trial, your case will be organised and you will have appropriate representation.
