Boundary disputes: the solicitor’s nightmare

• The client is acting on a point of principle.
• The client will be irrational and not act commercially.
• The costs will be totally disproportionate.
• The reality is one party will have to move for them to be happy.
• No matter how well you conduct yourself, the court is going to be highly critical of the fact you have not settled and the costs you have incurred.
• And it will hang around in your filing cabinet for ages as it will not have any priority.

It all leads to a worried and dissatisfied client and a frustrated solicitor.

The problem

You will be litigating usually over a small strip or piece of land which will have a negligible value, but because of the complexity of