Simon Bradshaw

I think "we're a bit crap", which was essentially the solicitors' grounds of appeal, should neverhace been allowed to stand. "My client got run over by a bus and couldn't sign the papers", that's the kind of thing I'd allow as an excuse for delay. However, with my solicitors' errors and omissions insurers hat on, the Mitchell position is pretty bloody scary, and has the potential to turn small litigation practices from "almost uninsurable" to "completely uninsurable", which has it's own downside.