Services / Dispute Resolution & Renegotiation
Dispute Resolution & Renegotiation
Deals change, productions run into trouble, and relationships break down. We help clients resolve disputes quickly and commercially, with a view to avoiding costly and protracted litigation.
Where a deal no longer works for one side, we renegotiate terms that keep the project moving. Where litigation is needed, we brief specialist firms and barristers and stay across the matter for you.
Talk to us
Tell us about your project, and we’ll talk you through how we can help.
How we help
- Contract, rights and payment disputes
- Unpaid fees, royalties and revenue share claims
- Option and chain of title disputes
- Renegotiating and restructuring existing deals
- Letters of demand and responses
- Mediation and settlement agreements
- Briefing specialist litigators and counsel
When to call us
- A party has not paid fees, royalties or a revenue share
- Someone claims rights in your project, or you think they have taken yours
- An option, co-production or distribution deal has stalled
- A deal no longer works and needs to be reset
Common questions
Can a dispute be resolved without going to court?
Most entertainment disputes are. We start with the contract and the commercial position, then negotiate or mediate. Litigation is the last resort, and where it is needed we brief specialist litigators and counsel and stay across the matter for you.
What if the other side won’t pay?
We review the contract’s payment, audit and dispute clauses, send a letter of demand, and advise on the most cost-effective path to recovery for the amount at stake.
Can an existing deal be renegotiated?
Often, yes. When circumstances change, both sides can benefit from resetting terms rather than fighting over them. We identify the leverage on each side and draft the variation or settlement.