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The reasons why firms are fighting back is that these claims are a grinding rectal ache and when you win the chances of recovering costs are not good.

I have had solicitors own client costs assessments where despite there being a de minimis fee reduction c. 3% we only recovered a fraction of the true costs of dealing with the proceedings.

Remember the hoary old chestnut, 'if a man tried to rob me at knife point for my wallet I would fight him, if he sued me for the contents I would settle'.