Jackson v Thompsons Solicitors (A Firm) & Ors
Decision date: 6 February 2015
Neutral citation: [2015] EWHC 218 (QB)
Court: High Court (King's Bench Division)
Insurance classification confidence: high
Overall AI summary confidence: medium
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This case concerned a claim by the assignee of a dissolved solicitors' firm's liquidator that a rival firm and others unlawfully interfered with after-the-event (ATE) insurance and the hearing of a Group Litigation Order (GLO) application, causing the demise of the firm and large consequential losses. The material issues included whether the defendants' alleged tortious acts caused the firm’s losses and whether claimed heads of loss were proved and recoverable. The judge found many heads of loss unrecoverable or grossly exaggerated, assessed a limited loss-of-opportunity award, and dismissed the claim.
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