---
title: "Blog - Chris Clayton - Commercial & Property Dispute Lawyer in the UK"
description: "For business owners, directors and shareholders who need clarity and a workable outcome. Not years of litigation and spiralling legal costs."
url: "https://www.rmclayton.co.uk/blog?start=12"
date: "2026-11-11T07:02:13+00:00"
language: "en-GB"
---

[ ![Strategy Discussion Over Coffee](//rmclayton.b-cdn.net/images/Sumamry%20Judgment%20Article.jpg) ](https://www.rmclayton.co.uk/blog/summary-judgment-the-procedural-weapon-that-can-tip-the-balance)

##  [ Summary Judgment: The Procedural Weapon that Can Tip the Balance ](https://www.rmclayton.co.uk/blog/summary-judgment-the-procedural-weapon-that-can-tip-the-balance)

  [General](https://www.rmclayton.co.uk/blog)    22 September 2026

 [ Read more … ](https://www.rmclayton.co.uk/blog/summary-judgment-the-procedural-weapon-that-can-tip-the-balance)

 [ ![Director Duties Advising Director ](//rmclayton.b-cdn.net/images/Director%20Duties%20Article%20image.jpg) ](https://www.rmclayton.co.uk/blog/director-duties-what-youre-bound-by-whether-you-know-it-or-not)

##  [ Director Duties: What You’re Bound By Whether You Know It or Not ](https://www.rmclayton.co.uk/blog/director-duties-what-youre-bound-by-whether-you-know-it-or-not)

  [General](https://www.rmclayton.co.uk/blog)    02 September 2026

 [ Read more … ](https://www.rmclayton.co.uk/blog/director-duties-what-youre-bound-by-whether-you-know-it-or-not)

 [ ![Property Joint Ventures: Why They’re Harder Than They Look](//rmclayton.b-cdn.net/images/Joint%20venture%20article%20image.jpg) ](https://www.rmclayton.co.uk/blog/property-joint-ventures-why-theyre-harder-than-they-look)

##  [ Property Joint Ventures: Why They’re Harder Than They Look ](https://www.rmclayton.co.uk/blog/property-joint-ventures-why-theyre-harder-than-they-look)

  [General](https://www.rmclayton.co.uk/blog)    02 September 2026

 [ Read more … ](https://www.rmclayton.co.uk/blog/property-joint-ventures-why-theyre-harder-than-they-look)

 [ ![Solicitor advising company director and shareholder regarding a dispute](//rmclayton.b-cdn.net/images/2026/08/12/director%20sharheolder%20blog%20image_medium.jpg) ](https://www.rmclayton.co.uk/blog/director-and-shareholder-disputes-what-the-court-can-actually-do)##  [ Director and Shareholder Disputes: What the Court Can Actually Do? ](https://www.rmclayton.co.uk/blog/director-and-shareholder-disputes-what-the-court-can-actually-do)

  [General](https://www.rmclayton.co.uk/blog)    12 August 2026

 [ Read more … ](https://www.rmclayton.co.uk/blog/director-and-shareholder-disputes-what-the-court-can-actually-do)

 [ ![Business partners shaking hands in a meeting](//rmclayton.b-cdn.net/images/Partnership%20Article%20Image.jpg) ](https://www.rmclayton.co.uk/blog/partnership-disputes-where-the-agreement-ends)

##  [ Partnership Disputes: Where the Agreement Ends ](https://www.rmclayton.co.uk/blog/partnership-disputes-where-the-agreement-ends)

  [General](https://www.rmclayton.co.uk/blog)    11 August 2026

 [ Read more … ](https://www.rmclayton.co.uk/blog/partnership-disputes-where-the-agreement-ends)

 [ ![Without Prejudice — What It Means and What It Doesn't](//rmclayton.b-cdn.net/images/2026/07/29/without%20prejudice%20-%20what%20it%20means%20and%20what%20it%20doesnt_medium.webp) ](https://www.rmclayton.co.uk/blog/without-prejudice-what-it-means-and-what-it-doesnt)##  [ Without Prejudice — What It Means and What It Doesn't ](https://www.rmclayton.co.uk/blog/without-prejudice-what-it-means-and-what-it-doesnt)

  [General](https://www.rmclayton.co.uk/blog)    15 July 2026

 [ Read more … ](https://www.rmclayton.co.uk/blog/without-prejudice-what-it-means-and-what-it-doesnt)

 [ ![The Solicitor Advocate — What It Means for Your Case](//rmclayton.b-cdn.net/images/2026/07/29/the%20solicitor%20advocate%20-%20what%20it%20means%20for%20your%20case_medium.webp) ](https://www.rmclayton.co.uk/blog/the-solicitor-advocate-what-it-means-for-your-case)##  [ The Solicitor Advocate — What It Means for Your Case ](https://www.rmclayton.co.uk/blog/the-solicitor-advocate-what-it-means-for-your-case)

  [General](https://www.rmclayton.co.uk/blog)    15 July 2026

 [ Read more … ](https://www.rmclayton.co.uk/blog/the-solicitor-advocate-what-it-means-for-your-case)

 [ ![RM Clayton — Disputes Resolved With Perspective and Clarity](//rmclayton.b-cdn.net/images/2026/07/29/rm%20clayton%20-%20disputes%20resolved%20with%20perspective%20and%20clarity_medium.webp) ](https://www.rmclayton.co.uk/blog/rm-clayton-disputes-resolved-with-perspective-and-clarity)##  [ RM Clayton — Disputes Resolved With Perspective and Clarity ](https://www.rmclayton.co.uk/blog/rm-clayton-disputes-resolved-with-perspective-and-clarity)

  [General](https://www.rmclayton.co.uk/blog)    15 July 2026

 [ Read more … ](https://www.rmclayton.co.uk/blog/rm-clayton-disputes-resolved-with-perspective-and-clarity)

 [ ![Mediation — The Resolution Most People Don't Consider Until It's Too Late](//rmclayton.b-cdn.net/images/2026/07/21/mediation1_medium.webp) ](https://www.rmclayton.co.uk/blog/mediation-the-resolution-most-people-dont-consider-until-its-too-late)##  [ Mediation — The Resolution Most People Don't Consider Until It's Too Late ](https://www.rmclayton.co.uk/blog/mediation-the-resolution-most-people-dont-consider-until-its-too-late)

  [General](https://www.rmclayton.co.uk/blog)    15 July 2026

 [ Read more … ](https://www.rmclayton.co.uk/blog/mediation-the-resolution-most-people-dont-consider-until-its-too-late)

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