Collaborative Practice for Commercial Disputes
Commercial disputes can be damaging in ways that go far beyond the legal costs. Litigation risks your reputation, your business relationships, and months or years of management attention. Collaborative practice offers a faster, more private, and more flexible alternative.
How collaborative practice works for commercial disputes
The collaborative process in commercial matters follows the same foundational structure as in family law: all parties sign a Participation Agreement committing to stay out of court, and a team of collaboratively trained professionals – lawyers, and specialist advisers as needed – works through the issues together in a structured series of meetings.
Because the process is entirely confidential, commercial parties can resolve disputes without the reputational and competitive risks of public litigation. Because both parties remain in control of the outcome, solutions can be tailored to the commercial relationship, including outcomes a court could never order.
What kinds of commercial disputes is it suited for?
- Partnership and director disputes
- Employment and workplace disputes
- Building and construction disagreements
- Conveyancing and property disputes
- Business relationship breakdowns
- Contractual disagreements
- General commercial disputes where a continuing relationship is valued
On this page
- How collaborative practice works for commercial disputes
- What kinds of commercial disputes is it suited for?
Ready to take the first step on the collaborative journey?
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Find a collaborative commercial law professional in NSW:
Australian Association of Collaborative Professionals
For more information on the commercial collaborative process, visit the AACP national website: