Frequently Asked Questions

No. We do not represent clients in court proceedings and we do not conduct litigation on your behalf. Our work is advisory: we review and draft documents, explain your position, help you negotiate a settlement and prepare the paperwork that supports it. If a matter needs to go before a court or tribunal, we will tell you so at the earliest point and explain what kind of representation you should be looking for.

Five things: contract and document review, drafting, negotiation support, dispute resolution support (including mediation) and written advice on the practical next step. Everything we produce is in writing, so you keep a record of what was considered and why.

Every matter is quoted in writing before work begins. Fees are based on the scope of the instruction rather than on how long a conversation happens to last, and the quote states what is included, what would fall outside it and how revisions are handled. There are no hourly surprises: if the scope changes, you are told before the cost changes.

Yes. A single document review is a perfectly sensible first step and is the way most of our instructions begin. You are under no obligation to continue, and you will still receive a written summary you can act on.

Enquiries sent during office hours are normally acknowledged within one working day. Standard document drafting is usually delivered within 48 hours of receiving the material we need, and we will give you a specific date when we confirm the scope.

Yes. Reviewing an existing agreement is common work for us. We explain what each obligation requires, which clauses carry cost or risk for you, and what your options are now that the document is binding.

Contract and payment disputes, commercial and residential tenancy matters, employment and workplace issues, and neighbourhood or property conflicts such as noise, boundaries, water leakage and service charges. Where a matter falls outside our advisory remit — court proceedings, for example — we say so immediately.

Yes. Instructions are treated as confidential. Documents you send are used only for the matter you have asked about, and we do not discuss your matter with the other side unless you instruct us in writing to do so.

We can prepare the recovery sequence, the letters of demand and the payment plan, and we can negotiate on your behalf. What we cannot do is enforce a judgment through the courts, because that is litigation and it is outside the services we provide.

Yes. We advise sole traders, small and medium-sized businesses, landlords, tenants, employers and employees. A good deal of our work is repeat business from small companies that need a contract checked quickly and explained properly.

Standard drafting — a letter, a contract review, a tenancy or employment document — is usually completed within 48 hours of receiving the necessary information. Longer documents, or matters that depend on a third party’s response, are given a date when the scope is confirmed.

Send a short description of the matter to Yellowroselegal@hotmail.com or call +44 7487 598624, and attach or describe the documents you have. We will confirm whether the matter is one we can help with, what the fee would be and how long it should take. You decide whether to proceed.

It is still worth talking to us. Verbal agreements can be enforceable, but what matters is what can be evidenced — messages, invoices, payments, witnesses or conduct. We will tell you honestly how strong the position looks on the material available.

No. A short initial enquiry costs nothing. You receive an indication of whether we can help and, if we can, a written quotation setting out the scope and the fee before any chargeable work starts.

We advise clients across Wembley, Harrow, Ealing, Brent, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Watford, Slough, Barnet and the wider Middlesex and Greater London area. Most of our work is conducted by email and telephone, so distance is rarely an obstacle.

No, and no responsible adviser will. What we can guarantee is that you will be told the strengths and weaknesses of your position in writing, that the fee will be agreed before work starts, and that you will always know what the next step is.