OUR APPROACH
Once Nicholas Weston has been asked to assist we develop
a strategy, manage the matter to an agreed schedule and budget,
report to our client regularly and make recommendations.
Taking Instructions
Our Objectives
 Listen to your
view of the problem and commercial objectives.
Clarify the legal
and business issues involved without using jargon.
Objectively determine
if Nicholas Weston can add value.
Our Client’s Observations
"Our problem required a firm with a high level of partner
involvement and reasonable hourly rates. On a word-of-mouth referral
we discussed it at length with Nicholas Weston. They challenged
some of our assumptions and helped us to focus upon issues critical
to our decision."
Agreeing The Strategy
Our Objectives
Define brief;
clarify expectations.
Tailor the matter
to specific requirements.
Agree on budgets
and reporting arrangements.
Our Client’s Observations
"Nicholas Weston outlined a strategy to connect our business
goals with the legal issues in language that made the available
options easy to understand and act on. As the plan was sensibly
phased and budgeted, with a number of review points, we decided
to go ahead."
Reporting
Our Objectives
Report progress
regularly.
Hold appropriate
interim reviews to allow for redirection.
Our Client’s Observations
"Nicholas Weston reported regularly. After three weeks we
had a major review as Nicholas Weston thought we might have reached
a point of diminishing returns. They were concerned to ensure that
we saw the trade-off between cost and likely benefit. We decided
to continue – I think rightly so as it turned out –
as the rigour applied in establishing our case was significant in
resolving it."
Concluding The Matter
Our Objectives
Fix the problem.
Provide appropriate documentation.
Our Client’s Observations
"Within four weeks Nicholas Weston had persuaded the other
side as to the correctness of our position and we were able to move
forward with that key relationship intact."
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