"Honestly, what are the chances?!" Causation and quantification of a claim for the loss of a chance in professional negligence claims where the claimant's honesty is in dispute

Bates, John (2019) "Honestly, what are the chances?!" Causation and quantification of a claim for the loss of a chance in professional negligence claims where the claimant's honesty is in dispute. Journal of Professional Negligence, 35 (3). pp. 191-197. ISSN 1746-6709

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Abstract

Discusses Perry v Raleys Solicitors (SC) on whether solicitors' failure to advise a claimant under an employer's compensation scheme of the availability of a "Services Award" resulted in a lost opportunity for a claim within the relevant time period. Considers whether the claimant would have made an honest claim and whether the judge had held an impermissible "trial within a trial".
Cases cited
Perry v Raleys Solicitors [2019] UKSC 5; [2019] 2 W.L.R. 636; [2019] 2 WLUK 169 (SC)

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