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Surely there is an ever present risk that a claimant will not beat a Part 36 offer and suffer the consequences of that and potentially lose out on their damages altogether - why would that scenario not justify some insurance cover?
Just another example of the drive down to the bottom
The more scrupulous firms will not act for children as it will be uneconomic to work on a case/ arrange attendance at a compulsory approval hearing etc for the £500 fixed fee
The less scrupulous firms will, settle by way of a parental indemnity and charge what they can get away with