Business can be a risky venture. You will probably - at some point - be confronted with a situation that could escalate into a dispute.

Disputes can arise from disagreements as to how a business should be run, difficulties in implementing a project, provision of poor quality goods or services, breaches of warranty or the failure of a party to a contract to fully perform its obligations. You may encounter negligence or even fraud, or simply be faced with a non-paying client or counterparty.

There may be unexpected conflicts with national or local authorities, particularly in emerging economies where the law is in a greater state of flux.

Issues can also arise where you have a number of parties located in a variety of countries. You may need our assistance simply to work out what law will govern the dispute and in which jurisdiction it will be fought or might best be resolved.

Perhaps you need urgent assistance to prevent interference with your rights. Maybe you already have a court judgment or arbitral award and need assistance registering the judgment or award, locating assets and enforcing against them.

Our cross-border expertise and our combination of international and domestic perspectives and sector experience mean that our advisers are ideally placed to help you with any risk management issues and disputes that you may be facing.

In many instances, interests are best served by resolving a dispute before it develops into litigation or arbitration by use of alternative forms of dispute resolution such as mediation or conciliation.

In the interests of reducing your costs and saving your management time, look to Dentons for lawyers who also have experience acting as mediators with accreditation from mediation service providers such as CEDR in the UK and WIPO for intellectual property disputes. We can also assist you with direct settlement negotiations.

Recognition

Dentons improves its ranking in the elite top 10 arbitration firms

April 11, 2025

Global law firm Dentons has ranked once again among the elite international arbitration practices worldwide, achieving an eighth place ranking in Global Arbitration Review’s GAR30 list for 2025.

Dentons ranks among top law firms in Slovakia

November 26, 2024

The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia's leading English-language newspaper, ranked Dentons' Bratislava office as the second largest law firm by revenue, the third largest international law firm by headcount, and the sixth largest law firm in the Slovak market overall.

Dentons highly recommended in WIPR’s 2024 Global Trade Secrets Rankings

October 7, 2024

Global law firm Dentons has been recognized as "Highly Recommended" in the 2024 edition of the Global Trade Secrets Rankings published by the World IP Review (WIPR). 

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Insights

The first class action lawsuit in the Czech Republic (in Czech)

March 17, 2025

Czech Republic: The first class action lawsuit in the Czech Republic – key takeaways from the first ruling for practice.

Czech law opens the door to class actions

August 23, 2024

Czech Republic: On 1 July 2024, the long-awaited Act on Collective Civil Proceedings (the Class Actions Act) entered into force, allowing consumers and small entrepreneurs to pursue their claims in court together through a class action. The Class Actions Act transposes the EU Directive of 25 November 2020 on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers. The aim of the Act is to ensure that consumers and small entrepreneurs have access to courts, which they might otherwise be unable to afford due to the high costs of legal proceedings.

Damages for misrepresentation in the issuance of crypto-assets – adaptation of the MiCA regulation in Poland

April 19, 2024

Poland: At the end of this year, innovative solutions adopted under the EU Regulation 2023/1114 in crypto-asset markets, known as the MiCA Regulation, will enter into force. This instrument regulates - subject to certain exemptions, including financial instruments - the trading of crypto-assets, i.e. digital representations of value or rights that can be transferred using so-called distributed ledger technology (DLT).

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News and Events

Recent Press Releases

Paris Arbitration Week Panel: Cross-Pollination between Investor-State, WTO and Court of Arbitration for Sports Dispute Settlement Mechanisms

April 22, 2025

Dentons was a proud sponsor of the Paris Arbitration Week, an annual event that brings together the international arbitration community for a week of academic debates and professional exchanges on the most salient topics of international law and arbitration.

Dentons improves its ranking in the elite top 10 arbitration firms

April 11, 2025

Global law firm Dentons has ranked once again among the elite international arbitration practices worldwide, achieving an eighth place ranking in Global Arbitration Review’s GAR30 list for 2025.

Dentons defends leading European bank’s Hungarian subsidiary in €20 million dispute

March 11, 2025

Global law firm Dentons has successfully represented the Hungarian subsidiary of a leading European bank in a high-profile commercial dispute concerning of a shopping mall financing. The former owner of the mall sought €20 million in damages, alleging breach of contract and a significant devaluation of the property.

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