A reasoned legal caution letter

Prior to drafting a caution letter, you have to be well acquainted with the case’s facts and then present the recipient with their legal defaults and your demands of them.
Furthermore, you have to support the legal arguments with references to relevant legislation and sometimes with case law examples as well.
That is coupled with arguments based on legal doctrines such as bona fides, damage mitigation etc.

In order to write a persuasive caution letter that will achieve the desired goal, you should reason your arguments and demands in an original, unique fashion to motivate the recipient to act as required and avoid handling the differences in court.

In a caution letter, the battle takes on a mental aspect too and often it is our job to persuade the recipient that they will not have the upper hand in court, but rather the other way around.

When does a lawyer send a caution letter?

Adv. Dror Harel’s Israeli law firm specializes in writing and sending caution letters before filing suits in the following cases:

• A caution letter concerning a business dispute between partners of between a supplier and their client.
• A caution letter following commercial dispute due to the breach of a business contract.
• A caution letter from a client to a business that failed to provide them with the promised service or product.
• A caution letter for an un-repaid loan.
• A caution letter to a tenant due to a breach of lease and caution prior to taking legal actions.
• A caution letter from a tenant to their landlord due to failure to repair faults and malfunctions in the property and causing damages to the tenants.
• Civil disputes between neighbors.
• Drafting caution letters to debtors due to un-repaid monetary debts.
• A caution letter to a college that sells classes due to false displays and consideration failure.

A caution letter prior to a lawsuit is a common legal service that serves various purposes.
A professional caution letter could nip a legal dispute in the bud.

A seasoned attorney drafting a good caution letter reviews the legal situation, describes the facts and circumstances, provides legislation and case law references and requires the recipient to act as demanded in order to avoid a lawsuit that as mentioned will only entail additional expenses and inconveniencies for both parties.

What is the right time to send a caution letter prior to a lawsuit?

As mentioned, a caution letter prior to a lawsuit is usually sent as a last resort before filing a suit with the relevant court.
Of course, you should take into account that sending a caution letter from an attorney puts an end to private communications between the parties and the case takes on a professional legal character.

If you are on the receiving end of the caution letter, it is highly recommended not to respond on your own but rather seek legal counsel from an attorney that will draft an appropriate response letter.

Without suitable legal training, corresponding with the other party that already hired a lawyer could damage the case, since there are professional legal ways of handling the correspondence that will most likely be presented as evidence in court later on, should you get there.

The outcomes of a professional caution letter from a lawyer

One cannot predict how each recipient will react to a caution letter, since we each respond differently.
Some recipients are quick to respond and comply with demands, others negotiate and reach a settlement shortly thereafter, and still others fail to respond at all – which necessitates procedures and lawsuits.

However, our firm’s legal experience shows that in most cases, when the caution letter is well-put the recipient understands what’s required of them and the ramifications in case they refuse to cooperate, which leads to quick, efficient negotiations that eventually prove beyond any reasonable doubt that the caution letter strategy proved it worth and saved the client a great deal of expenses.

Business law attorney in Israel for a caution letter

Adv. Dror Harel’s Israeli law firm is highly experienced in drafting special, efficient caution letters for individuals and corporations.
Feel free to contact us to learn more.