Solicitors

It was overwhelmingly probable that if negligence had not occurred on the part of the solicitor and the claim had been properly pursued, settlement in the region of £75,000 would have been secured. The chance of securing such a settlement was lost as a result of the solicitor’s negligence. If the matter had not been settled but had proceeded to trial, the claimant lost the opportunity of achieving an award of about £75,000. Accordingly, the claimant had to recover the value of the chance lost as a result of the solicitor’s negligence, namely a valuable settlement of the claim in the sum of £75,000.