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Civil Litigation

Q: What should I bring to the first meeting?

The title deeds or contract, all correspondence and notices in date order, and any order already passed against you. A chronology in your own words is worth more than it sounds.

Q: Is a decree the end of the matter?

Rarely on its own. Execution — attachment, sale or garnishee — is a proceeding in its own right, and we plan for it before the suit is filed rather than after the decree.

We conduct the full range of civil proceedings — suits and defences, urgent injunctive relief, arbitration and the execution of decrees — before the civil courts, the district judiciary and the High Courts, and carry matters through appeal, revision and review.

Scope of services

Civil Litigation at this firm covers the following. Where a matter spans more than one of them — as most do — it stays with a single advocate rather than being split.

01Contract and Commercial Disputes
02Recovery Suits
03Property and Real Estate Disputes
04Specific Performance of Contracts
05Declaratory Suits
06Temporary, Permanent and Mandatory Injunctions
07Partition Suits
08Tenancy Matters
09Tort, Negligence and Compensation Claims
10Banking and Financial Litigation
11Consumer Protection Claims
12Insurance Disputes
13Arbitration and ADR Proceedings
14Enforcement and Execution of Decrees
15Civil Appeals, Revisions and Reviews

Common questions

How long does an ordinary civil suit run?

A contested suit at first instance commonly runs eighteen to thirty months, and an appeal adds a year. Interim relief, where it is available, is decided in the first weeks.

What should I bring to the first meeting?

Is a decree the end of the matter?