PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE NEWS 6 : CLAIMANT FAILS TO PROVE SOLICITORS WERE NEGLIGENT IN ADVISING UPON SETTLEMENT (IN FACT IT FAILS TO PROVE A LOT OF OTHER MATTERS AS WELL…)

Most disputed claims eventually settle.  Some clients may be dissatisfied with the terms of settlement.  Here we look at a case where the claimants allege that their former solicitors had been negligent in settling two sets of proceedings.  The case serves as a reminder that a party suing a solicito...