Civil law is wide area of law used for most non-criminal matters and so this area overlaps with our other specialisms.

Civil law seeks to resolve non-criminal disputes such as disagreements over the meaning of contracts, property ownership, divorce, child custody, and damages for personal and property damage. A civil court is a place where people can solve their problems with people peacefully. The function of civil law is to provide a legal remedy to solve problems. Sometimes civil law is based on statute, the law laid down by Parliament; at other times civil law is based on a ruling by the court, known as the 'Common Law'.

At Denton Solicitors we can cover all aspects of civil law through our various teams. Property disputes are dealt with by our Property Team, whereas divorce, family and child Law matters are covered by our Family & Matrimonial Team. Our Employment Team also cater for mostly civil disputes of a specialist nature.

All other civil matters, such as those listed opposite, are dealt with by our Civil Department