A contractual agreement is legal. This means that the parties to the contract have an agreement to bind each other by a promise that, if broken, would lead to legal consequences. Therefore, the defaulting party, that is, the party that does not keep the promise, can be sued in a court of law. Depending on where you reside in the world, there is the most likely situation that your country has specific laws related to breach of contract and a legal process for how you can seek redress in the court of your country. In some countries, a breach may be resolved through a mediation process whereby both parties to the contract, in the event of a dispute, agree to meet with an educated person or village elder and ask him or her to act as mediator. The mediator’s role is to listen to both sides of the story and decide who is right and who is wrong and what compensation should be paid.

In many developed countries, there are well-established legal systems that will provide the platform to initiate legal action. So for a breached contract, the first thing to ask yourself is whether or not you really want to sue the breaching party. Sometimes it may not be worth the effort to sue because the amount or issue is so trivial that it would be a waste of time for the court. Think about it: would you want to sue for being served late at a restaurant? Or that the gift you were promised when you made a sale turns out to be defective? The thing here is that you are within your rights to sue, but life is too short to waste time and effort on these kinds of situations. Unless, of course, you really have nothing else to do in your life.

However, if the contract you are in involves substantial value or you stand to lose a lot of money, then you should consider taking this case to court. This is where you may need to retain the services of an attorney. Some attorneys may charge you a flat fee to handle your case. Others may want a percentage of the amount awarded to you if you win the case. However, there are other attorneys who could handle a case on a pro bono basis. This means that they do it for you absolutely free. Of course, you might wonder why a lawyer would be crazy to do such a thing. There are many reasons both personal to the attorney and others. So if you have such a lawyer, ask him or her.

Otherwise, the lawyer will not help you take the case to court. But usually this is the last resort. What the lawyer will try to do is see if it would be possible to resolve the matter out of court. This could involve some difficult and arm-twisting negotiations. The other party probably did not intend for you to go this far and will quickly back off and resolve the matter as amicably as possible. On the other hand, the other party may also feel that he or she is right and may decide to confront you in the court of law. If this happens, your attorney may issue a subpoena for court proceedings. A date will be set for you and the other party to come to court and file your claim. There will be a presiding judge who will hear the case. Even at this stage, it’s not too late to change your mind and settle the issue out of court. If this is not possible at all, a date will be set in which the lawyers of both parties will build the case against each other. This is where your attorney will try to provide evidence and information that will help your case. At this stage, you should work closely with your attorney to provide all the information necessary to strengthen your case. Eventually, the case goes to court, at which stage the person suing will be called the plaintiff and the person being sued will be called the defendant.

In many countries there are different levels of courts. Some hearing cases run for a few thousand dollars to others that are further up the ladder of hearing cases that can run into the millions of dollars. Therefore, depending on the amount of compensation that you intend to claim in the case, you will go to the corresponding court that your lawyer will recommend. Keep in mind that the higher the court, the more expensive it is for you and if you lose, you will have to pay a lot of money to your lawyer and to the winning party.

Therefore, you really need to consider all possible scenarios before you begin seeking justice for your broken contract. Personally, he would prefer as much as possible to try to resolve the conflict without having to go to court or hire a lawyer.