| Before you sue that scumbag... |
| Are you fuming mad and ready to sue because an employee quit to start their own competing business and stole your customer list and spirited away a couple of your employees? |
| Did one of the clients for your temporary employment service hire one of your temps - without paying the required fee? |
| Are you spitting mad and about to call your attorney because the company that had signed a contract to buy GH¢50,000 worth of equipment a month from you, outsourced production overseas and reneged on their contract after you had invested in the infrastructure to meet their quantity needs? |
| Before you pick up the phone, consider this: in many small business law suits, no matter who's right and who's wrong, no matter what the outcome, the only people who really win are the attorneys for both sides. |
| Among the reasons: court costs and legal fees are likely to be much higher than you'd imagine and your opponent may have a lot less money than you suspect. So, if a law really was broken, and if you provide sufficient evidence to win your case, you may not even recover enough in damages to pay your legal fees. |
| Before you proceed with any legal action, ask your attorney what costs are typically incurred in cases like yours. Ask what typical outcomes are. And try to determine if the person or company you are suing has the financial means to pay, if you win. Once you have all the numbers you may find that letting the issue go and moving on in your business is the best way to proceed. |
| J. Attard |
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