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Nephew Tom (NT) "So, Ariadne, how did you get on with that clin. neg. case?"

AQ "Oh, we settled it and the client accepted the £50,000 offered".

NT "Great, so all that bundle photocopying I had to do last week-end is no longer needed?"

AQ "No, but there is a bit of a sting. He was ordered to pay the NHS costs on the indemnity basis for the eight months leading up to the trial date which is now only a week away. They have lined up experts, juniors and a QC, as have we of course".

NT "Well that will absorb most of his £50,000 then?"

AQ "Yes, and the rest of it. About £1m is my guess".

NT "And then there's our costs. The £25 he paid on account won't go very far, will it? Does he have a house?"

AQ" Yes, but he needs that to live in...."

NT "Are you sitting comfortably, AQ? I have some bad news. I've just taken a call from Smash, Grabbit and Run, that egregious firm just around the corner for whom our contempt is exceeded only by their's for us. They say the client has been to see them and want his files. And that if we dare to bill him that will just be added to the specials. They say they're looking for £2m plus whatever he has to pay to the NHS, plus his £50,000"

AQ "OMG!!! That's more than we're insured for. They could take my house. I might be finished."

NT "why do you think I refused your offer of a partnership last week?"

AQ "Very wise, NT, very wise".

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