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Whatever issue you're facing, we use our experience to find the best solution for you. Here you can read case studies demonstrating how we have helped other clients to find commercial solutions to their problems and enable them to get on with business.

SMEs, directors & shareholders
- Commercial litigation, Director services, Shareholder and member services

Achieving a beneficial settlement for a Director who had experienced unfair prejudice

FWJ helped its client in an unfair prejudice petition against his co-director/shareholder and dealt with a winding up petition

SMEs, directors & shareholders
- Dispute resolution, Tax disputes

Helping a client with a Code of Practice 9 defence and a Worldwide Disclosure Facility response

We helped our client by making full disclosure to HMRC and mitigating penalties and the amounts he paid back

SMEs, directors & shareholders
- Commercial litigation, Tax disputes

Successful defence of HMRC Code of Practice 9 (COP9) claim

Through our help we saved our client over £500k by defending an HMRC Code of Practice 9 claim.

SMEs, directors & shareholders
- Director services

Assisting father and son directors facing 9-year disqualification periods for alleged COVID-19 related offences

Through our expert advice, we saved our clients £50,000 relating to a Bounce Back Loan claim

SMEs, directors & shareholders
- Director services

Assisting a director of a company facing a 6-year disqualification period for alleged COVID-19 related offences

We helped our client avoid a 6 year director ban following a company Bounce Back Loan in the pandemic

SMEs, directors & shareholders
- Debt recovery

Fully recovering a PR company’s unpaid fees through a letter before action

We helped out client, a PR company, recovery £60,000 using a legal Letter Before Action. Our client was very happy and relieved.

SMEs, directors & shareholders
- Debt recovery

Using a Part 36 offer to achieve more than a full recovery of unpaid solicitors’ fees

Our commercial approach ensures we get our clients debts paid, whatever it takes.

SMEs, directors & shareholders
- Tax disputes

Negotiating with HMRC to withdraw a statutory demand

Our client had been served with a statutory demand by HMRC which they believed to be unjustified and wanted cancelled.

SMEs, directors & shareholders
- Director services, Shareholder and member services

Negotiating a fair exit payment for a director

We helped our client get paid out for his share sale after the company tried to go back on the deal.

SMEs, directors & shareholders
- Debt recovery, Debt recovery

To ensure successful debt recovery we employ all available options

Read how we used an LBA, Statutory demand and bankruptcy petition to recover our client's debt.

SMEs, directors & shareholders
- Commercial litigation, Dispute resolution, Director services, Shareholder and member services

Our defence of a liquidator claim reduced costs to just 17%

We will always seek the most commercial outcome for our clients, and this matter is a good example of what we can achieve.

SMEs, directors & shareholders
- Dispute resolution, Debt recovery

Successfully recovering unpaid service charges with LBA

We used an LBA to help our client recover unpaid service charges.

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