Every case we have taken to judgment or final award since 2010, and what happened in it.
We publish this because a firm that says it tries cases should be willing to say how they ended. The figures below cover the 63 cases we have tried to judgment or final award since 2010. They include the ones we lost.
| Judgment or award in our client's favour | 44 |
| Judgment or award against our client | 11 |
| Split or mixed outcome | 5 |
| Settled after the hearing began | 3 |
| Decisions appealed, by us or against us | 19 |
| Upheld in full | 14 |
| Reversed or varied in part | 3 |
| Reversed in full | 2 |
| Enforcement proceedings opened since 2010 | 31 |
| Recovered in full or on agreed terms | 24 |
| Still running | 5 |
| Closed without recovery | 2 |
A case is counted as tried once evidence has been heard, whether before a court or a tribunal. Interlocutory applications, however substantial, are not counted. A split outcome is one where liability was established but on materially fewer grounds than pleaded, or where quantum came in below half of what was claimed. Settlements reached before a hearing began are excluded entirely, and they are the majority of what we do. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
What clients say
Most firms stop at the judgment. They start there.
They told us the case was worth less than we wanted to hear, and they were right.
You do not get handed to a junior team. The partner who takes the call is the partner who stands up.
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