In 1999 the,
then, Lord
Chancellor, Lord
Irvine, called
for an
investigation
into
undersettled
claims, after
the Department
of Trade and
Industry wound
up on claims
company who
returned £197
out of a
compensation
settlement of
£2,500 in a
malpractice
case. The
primary reason
for the concern
was that these
claims were
being mis-managed
by inexperienced
claims handlers.
These
professional
negligence
claims must be
settled or
proceedings
commenced within
six years of the
date when the
negligent advice
was given so you
will need to
consider whether
or not you are
within that time
limit.
Reasons
for thinking
your claim was
undersettled
include :-
- Did not
consider
certain
costs, i.e.
loss of
earnings;
-
Additional
expenses
that were
not
considered;
- New
evidence
which came
to light
after the
settlement;
If you
have any
reason to
suspect that
your case
was
undersettled,
send us the
details and
we will have
a
professional
litigator
scrutinise
the details.
