Hastings exposes dishonest solicitor who tried to inflate claim values
HF and Hastings Direct have beaten a claimant solicitor’s attempt to inflate claim values by up to £50,000.
Hastings Direct and HF achieved the result at Newcastle County Court, exposing claimant solicitors who had misled the court by inflating the value of a claim, worth no more than £10,000, demanding it
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