15 December 2011
Amin and another v Imran Khan & Partners [2011] EWHC 2958 (QB), [2011] All ER (D) 34 (Dec)
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.
