Commercial clarity — a 60-second introduction to our approach. English narration with on-screen captions. All scenes are illustrative. Read the full transcript below; you can continue to the commercial assessment without playing the film.
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Cross-border business creates opportunity. When a commercial relationship becomes a dispute, the first priority is a clear view of the decisions ahead.
Start with the contract, the relevant jurisdictions and the commercial objective. Identify exposure, preserve the evidence, and understand what is at stake.
Organised documents make better decisions possible. Build the chronology, test the issues, and define the dispute before committing further time and resources.
Arbitration is one route. Negotiation, mediation and settlement may also deserve consideration. Compare cost, timing and practical recovery prospects before choosing the next step.
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01 / Commercial services
Start with the decision
your business needs to make.
Choose a defined area of support. Each engagement has its own scope, deliverables, responsibilities and fee proposal.
Pre-arbitration strategy
Assess the contract, evidence and practical options before committing resources.
Explore pre-arbitration strategyInternational arbitration
Procedural mapping, case preparation and agreed arbitration workstreams.
Explore international arbitrationCross-border commercial claims
Structure contractual disputes involving parties and evidence across jurisdictions.
Explore cross-border commercial claimsContract risk audits
Prioritise contractual exposure and the questions that matter to a transaction.
Explore contract risk auditsCommercial mediation
Prepare positions, documents and commercial parameters for a negotiated resolution.
Explore commercial mediationAward enforcement
Organise recovery questions and coordinate preparation with appropriate local counsel.
Explore award enforcementFor instructing firms
Additional capacity, clearly defined.
Explore co-counsel support, tribunal drafting and continuing legal subcontracting. Each role is agreed with the instructing team, including supervision and final review responsibilities.
02 / Engagement process
Assessment.
Briefing. Proposal.
Commercial assessment
Provide a concise overview of the organisation, jurisdictions, approximate value, objective and any known deadline. We review suitability before requesting case papers.
Private briefing
Suitable enquiries receive an invitation to a no-charge 20-minute discussion. Clarify the potential scope, decision timetable and relevant responsibilities.
Scoped proposal
Any audit, drafting or retained work follows a written proposal covering deliverables, fees, assumptions and review points. Further work requires a separate agreement.
03 / Professional approach
Preparation that serves
the decision.
Sandor-Laszlo Pal brings seven years of procedural drafting to a structured approach to research, evidence and defined workstreams.
Cross-border matters require clear responsibilities and appropriate jurisdictional input. We identify the support needed, the available record and any specialist or local-counsel dependency before substantive work begins.
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About the practice
04 / Commercial briefings
Perspective for
the next decision.
ICC and DIAC Arbitration: Five Procedural Questions Before Filing
Five checks for commercial decision-makers before an ICC or DIAC arbitration: the clause, applicable rules, forum, filing package and budget.
Read the briefingSupply-Chain Disputes: Preparing the Evidence for a Commercial Decision
A practical evidence framework for supply-chain disputes: contracts, chronology, loss, document preservation and a focused commercial decision.
Read the briefingBefore Arbitration: Assessing Cost, Timing and Recovery Prospects
A commercial decision framework for arbitration: staged budgets, realistic timing, asset and enforcement questions, and settlement alternatives.
Read the briefingYour next step
A focused discussion.
A defined commercial brief.
Tell us the issue, the relevant jurisdictions and the decision you need to make. We will review the enquiry and, where appropriate, invite you to a private corporate briefing.
No engagement is created by an enquiry. Scope, professional responsibilities and fees are confirmed separately. Outcomes, savings and recovery are not guaranteed.
For businesses / Commercial disputes & arbitration
Cross-border complexity.
Commercial clarity.
Arbitration preparation, commercial claims and contract risk reviews for businesses and legal teams. Define the exposure, organise the evidence and choose a proportionate next step.
Review first. Suitable enquiries are invited to a private, no-charge 20-minute corporate briefing.
