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Iain Stark, Partner at Defendant firm Weightmans, said, “You would hope that solicitors would take more care with budgets and seek to revise them where needed...”

The figures could also suggest that courts are still struggling to set realistic budgets, with many solicitors having to exceed them to get the job done, running the risk that they won’t be paid for the extra work. A less partisan spokesperson may reach that conclusion rather than using it as an excuse for making cheap shots at Claimant firms.