Recovering the “Fixed Trial Advocacy Fee” for negotiating at the door of Trial

In 2011 in the case of Amin & Hussain –v- Mullings & Royal & Sun Alliance [2011] EWHC 278 (QB) the claim settled during negotiations at the Court door. This resulted in the receiving party being unable to recover a 100% success fee on Solicitor and/or Counsel’s fees despite the fact that the matter proceeded to Court on the day of Trial. The key point is that the matter settled during negotiations at the Court door and did not go before a Judge as a contested hearing.Read More »