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Help for businesses managing supplier contract delays

SUPPLIERS failing to deliver on time are a common business problem, but how should businesses deal with poorly performing suppliers? This question is answered by a new, easy-to-follow, flowchart which provides step-by-step guidance for businesses on the best route to resolve supplier disputes.

Entitled Orders and Contracts, the guide is designed to help businesses manage supplier contracts, supplier disputes and minimise litigation risk with suppliers. The flowchart format enables users to identify issues early on and put them on the right track to resolve them.

The Orders and Contracts flowchart is the second release in Howes Percival’s series of free Navigating the Litigation Maze guides. The guides which address common business problems, are designed to help businesses stay on the right side of the law and ensure complex issues are handled correctly. The flow-chart format shows, at a glance, the route companies need to take at any stage of a dispute, which will put them on the right track to manage a resolution in a cost-effective manner – and, if necessary, show them the best time to instruct a lawyer.

The two current guides on Orders and Contracts and Unpaid Invoices are downloadable from Howes Percival’s website. The next guide in the Navigating the Litigation Maze series will be on partnership disputes.

Commenting on the new guide Satnam Chayra, Partner at Howes Percival said: “Commercial disputes are a common factor of everyday business life. Our Navigating the Litigation Maze guides help to ease the burden on businesses by enabling them to spot potential pitfalls and by arming them with practical guidance on how to manage disputes correctly.

“A supply chain failure can have a devastating knock-on effect on a business and, when poor service is provided by a supplier, relationships can quickly turn sour. Our new Orders and Contracts flowchart is designed to help businesses navigate the available options in dealing with poorly performing suppliers, helping them to manage disputes early and with clear direction.”

Howes Percival’s Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution team advises on both national and international commercial disputes. The team advises on a broad spectrum of disputes for businesses, government clients and individuals and have expertise in dealing with complex, high value and high profile cases. They specialise in disputes that require urgent court action such as injunctions, freezing orders and search and seize orders.

For more information visit www.howespercival.com

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