Description
The shareholders and former directors of a hotel company wished to pursue an action in conspiracy on behalf of the company against its financiers and accountants. Successful at first instance their complaints against their solicitors in respect of the handling of their appeal and in particular for failing to obtain new valuation evidence to be introduced on appeal. Although the failure by the solicitors to arrange a conference with Leading Counsel in sufficient time meant that it was too late to file evidence in reply, Leading Counsel would have advised in any event not to file such evidence.
