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I think a lot of frustration develops when a solicitor just fights every single point tooth and nail and takes their eye of the ball as to what their remit actually is. I question whether it's sound legal judgment or school-child refusal to accept blame and ego. I often use the analogy, a child is sat alone in an empty room; before she went in there it was clean. To her side is a pot of pink paint. When the parent walks in there is pink paint everywhere, including on the child. The parent asks the child, have you been playing with the pink paint. "No", comes the reply followed by a robust denial. That is a good analogy of how it feels to deal with a lawyer on a case sometimes. Seemingly little thought of the evidence, just a desire to deny the undeniable at all costs. And then bemoan it when the costs bill comes in. And if I am wrong, why is it that a small percentage of claims fought don't make it to Trial. And if I had a pound for every time a disclosure list had been signed with a SOT, only for further disclosure to come much later in the day I'd be a very rich man. Or is that just my experience?? How about a bit more pragmatism..

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