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Businesses face a wide variety of different legal issues:

External legal issues

This can include breach of contract by a supplier, failure to pay debts due by a customer, disputes about intellectual property and trademarks, or claims made by consumers about inadequate or unsuitable products and services.

Defending regulatory action by local authorities or central government agencies can be an extremely complicated and technical matter, as can disputes with HMRC about tax liability.

Internal legal issues

In order to secure fresh capital, take advantage of tax allowances or make the operation of a business more effective, there are a number of different business structures which can be adopted, including traditional partnerships, limited liability partnerships and limited companies.

Each of these business structures brings its own legal challenges and may require the involvement of a solicitor or legal advisor. Sometimes assistance is required with non-contentious matters such as drafting or altering the constitution of a company or partnership, but on other occasions there may be an internal dispute, such as a disagreement between shareholders or a claim against the directors of the business for failing in their duties or for unlawfully diverting company assets for their own benefit..

Overseas and cross-territorial disputes

In today's global market even small businesses will deal with suppliers and customers who are based outside England and Wales. If you are involved in a cross-territorial legal dispute then you will probably need to take the advice of a specialist solicitor in this field with one or more of the following:

• Convince the English Courts to assume jurisdiction over your case and then secure the co-operation of the courts or authorities in the defendant's home nation in order to enforce your judgment or court order;

• Instruct lawyers in the defendant's home nation to take legal action through the local courts;

• Contest the jurisdiction of a foreign court in which someone is bringing a claim against your business;

• Convince an English Court not to enforce a judgment or order which has been granted against your business by a foreign court.

You should also be aware that disputes with individuals and companies based in other EU member states are subject to a special regime which in some cases may make it easier for you to take action through the English courts.

How to settle a dispute

• Negotiation

This one of the best and cheapest dispute resolution procedures. Try to negotiate a solution to the problem. For example, if a supplier has let you down, instead of suing them you might instead want to negotiate a discount on future transactions.

• Mediation

This is an informal dispute resolution process in which a qualified mediator facilitates a frank discussion between the two parties about the dispute and possible ways that this might be resolved. The aim is to enable the parties to understand each other's point of view and to look for a win-win outcome.

• Arbitration

The parties will chose a person to act as an arbitrator and will then both present their cases to him. The parties agree to accept the outcome of arbitration and the decision of the arbitrator is legally binding. This is common in fields such as engineering, construction and commercial situations where specialist knowledge is required in order to properly understand the issues involved and where litigation would be expensive and protracted.

• Litigation

This is a last resort. If other attempts to resolve the dispute have failed, a claim can be issued in court. If you win your case, then you will be able to enforce the judgment or order obtain by a wide variety of means. If you are involved in a business dispute and it appears that litigation will be necessary, you should seek advice from a specialist solicitor.

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Credit Judgment – Means Of Collection

If a lender calls in a debt that has been defaulted upon and the debtor is unable or unwilling repay the extended loan, then the lender must take the debtor to court in order to force repayment of the extended credit; the court’s decision is referred to as a credit judgment and demands the exact amount that is to be repaid to the lender and how such repayment is to be made. Repayment can be made any number of ways including garnishment of wages, seizure of finances or property, or the placement of a lien on a property or asset which can be held in place until the debt or the qualified credit judgment has been paid in full. Whatever the means utilized, the object is the same – to help lending institutions or other lenders insure that their extended credit will not be taken advantage of or abused. They are to insure that there are consequences to not repaying a debt.

The most popular and therefore the most common form of judgment collection is wage garnishment. Every state institutes different laws and every judge interprets those laws differently, therefore the percentage taken from each paycheck can vary greatly depending on the amount owed and the amount the individual earns. Typically the percentage falls between five and ten percent of net wages earned. It is designed to allow the debtor to repay the loan without causing further financial strain that may send the individual in question into a declining fiscal tailspin that could lead to increasing debt and more problems.

While this is the most common means of collecting a credit judgment, it is not a fool proof method. In fact it is rather easy for a dishonest individual to manipulate the system. Typically, a debtor must present a current pay stub every few months so that the amount a court garnishes can be adjusted or redefined. Dishonest individuals may try to cut their work load temporarily thereby lowering their wages. When a court officer sees the lowered wages on the current pay stub, he or she mistakenly institutes a lower garnishment. The debtor then returns their typical work schedule and ends up paying much less through their wage garnishment. It is also very easy to secure a cash job in which there are not paycheck stubs and in which the earnings are not reported to the government.

The seizure of financial assets or property is also a means for securing judgment collection. In this instance the court identifies the financial assets and, through legal means, subtracts the amount awarded by the judge’s decision from these assets. Again it is easy for a debtor to hide financial assets from the court or to transfer physical assets to another owner. Therefore this can be a tricky process.

Another measure that courts use to force judgments is to place liens against property that is owned by the debtor. Obviously the debtor needs to own property outright before a lien can be issued. Since most debtors do not own property, this can be a limited method of choice. However, if property is owned, this is a great way to force credit judgment collection. A lien, in essence, holds a property hostage until the debtor repays the defaulted loan.

These are common ways that a lender can force a debtor to repay a defaulted loan or line of credit.

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