More than once, having drafted legal advice and distilled my opinion on prospects of success into a percentage figure, the client has come back to me and questioned how I arrived at it.
Is it a mathematical calculation? A gut feeling? This article explores the accepted definitions of legal risk (e.g., 'Reasonable Prospects' vs 'Good Prospects') and how they map to percentages.
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