Commercial disputes we recover
- Contract and PO dues: goods delivered or services performed under a contract the buyer now disputes or ignores.
- Retention and security deposits: amounts held by builders, EPCs and large buyers long after the defect or warranty period.
- Distribution and agency settlements: claims, credit notes and closing balances after an agreement ends.
- Cancelled orders: goods made to order and then refused, where the buyer owes the price or damages.
- Rate contracts and running accounts: disputed quantities or rates across many deliveries.
Arbitration or court?
Many commercial contracts carry an arbitration clause. If yours does, disputes go to an arbitral tribunal rather than court; the award is enforceable like a decree and the process is usually faster. If there is no clause, a summary suit under Order XXXVII CPC fits fixed sums, and an ordinary civil suit covers damages. Udyam-registered suppliers also have the Facilitation Council route regardless of what the contract says, because the MSMED Act overrides contrary terms.
Your advocate reads the contract in the free assessment and recommends the route with the best chance and the lowest cost.
Recovering B2B dues in Kochi: what is specific here
Kochi’s seafood exporters, spice traders in Mattancherry and shipping agents around the port deal with both domestic and overseas buyers, and dues from hotels and resorts rise and fall with the season. Kerala’s Facilitation Council handles MSME claims, and the Ernakulam courts are experienced with Section 138 matters from the trading community.
Main industries: seafood processing and exports, spices trading, shipping and logistics, IT services and tourism and hospitality.
Courts: Judicial First Class Magistrate courts, Ernakulam, for Section 138; District Court, Ernakulam, and its Commercial Court for recovery suits; the Kerala High Court for high-value matters.
MSME claims: Udyam-registered micro and small suppliers in Kochi file on MSME Samadhaan, heard by the Kerala Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council (Directorate of Industries and Commerce, Government of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram). The Council sits where the supplier is, so a Kochi supplier can pursue a buyer in another state from home.
How recovery works for a business in Kochi
- Free consultation and case assessment. Send us the invoice, purchase order or delivery proof and the buyer’s messages. We tell you what is recoverable and how.
- Dedicated advocate within 24 hours. Your advocate sends a legal notice as an e-notice the same day and by registered post, with proof of delivery saved.
- Negotiation and settlement. The advocate calls the buyer, explains the consequences and agrees a payment plan. About 60% of our cases close here.
- Filing if needed. MSME Samadhaan before the Kerala Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council, a Section 138 complaint in the Kochi magistrate courts, a summary suit or arbitration, handled by the same advocate.
You pay nothing upfront. Our fee is 30% of the amount actually recovered; if nothing is recovered there is no fee. Court fees, where a matter is filed, are borne by you and told to you in advance.