{"id":466,"date":"2022-10-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fenchurchlaw.hostingsystems.co.uk\/uk\/blog\/podcast\/why-do-litigants-lose-cases-they-expect-to-win-s2e3\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T14:57:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T14:57:49","slug":"why-do-litigants-lose-cases-they-expect-to-win-s2e3","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/fenchurchlaw.com\/en-uk\/podcast\/why-do-litigants-lose-cases-they-expect-to-win-s2e3\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do litigants lose cases they expect to win? &#8211; S2E3"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][uncode_info_box items=&#8221;Date&#8221;][vc_custom_heading auto_text=&#8221;yes&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;106864&#8243;]This is a custom heading element.[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_raw_js]JTNDZGl2JTIwaWQlM0QlMjJidXp6c3Byb3V0LXBsYXllci0xMTI4Mjc1NyUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRmRpdiUzRSUzQ3NjcmlwdCUyMHNyYyUzRCUyMmh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGd3d3LmJ1enpzcHJvdXQuY29tJTJGMTg4OTE4OCUyRjExMjgyNzU3LXdoeS1kby1saXRpZ2FudHMtbG9zZS1jYXNlcy10aGV5LWV4cGVjdC10by13aW4tczJlMy5qcyUzRmNvbnRhaW5lcl9pZCUzRGJ1enpzcHJvdXQtcGxheWVyLTExMjgyNzU3JTI2cGxheWVyJTNEc21hbGwlMjIlMjB0eXBlJTNEJTIydGV4dCUyRmphdmFzY3JpcHQlMjIlMjBjaGFyc2V0JTNEJTIydXRmLTglMjIlM0UlM0MlMkZzY3JpcHQlM0U=[\/vc_raw_js][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;163901&#8243;]<strong>Welcome to The Policyholder Podcast, presented by Fenchurch Law, the podcast that aims to bring insights from a variety of guests with different perspectives on the insurance market, in a way that\u2019s relevant to policyholders, and the brokers who represent them.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our host Jonathan Corman talks to guests HH Judge Davis-White QC and Hugh Evans, Barrister at 4 New Square, about why litigants lose cases they expect to win.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode we cover the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Whether litigants ever fight cases to trial for reasons other than that seeming the least bad option.<\/li>\n<li>To what extent cases get to trial because solicitors\/counsel want that, rather than the client.<\/li>\n<li>To what extent can you tell in advance that the outcome of a particular trial would depend on the identity of the trial judge (e.g. \u201cpro-claimant\u201d or \u201cpro-defendant\u201d judges; or judges who are more deferential to precedent than others).<\/li>\n<li>What recent insurance developments have been Good, Bad or Ugly for policyholders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thank you for listening to this episode of The Policyholder Podcast. If you enjoyed today\u2019s show, don\u2019t forget to subscribe rate, review and share.<\/p>\n<p>You can subscribe on <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-policyholder-podcast-presented-by-fenchurch-law\/id1600239170\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4TCLX7DCUX8JjobuoQwcuZ\">Spotify<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xODg5MTg4LnJzcw==\">Google Podcasts<\/a> to stay up to date with the latest episodes.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;204096&#8243;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_visibility=&#8221;yes&#8221; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_visibility=&#8221;yes&#8221; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;203073&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;3&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;174770&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;2291&#8243; media_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;504329&#8243; media_width_pixel=&#8221;411&#8243; media_link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.apple.com%2Fus%2Fpodcast%2Fthe-policyholder-podcast-presented-by-fenchurch-law%2Fid1600239170&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;3&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;120129&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;2290&#8243; media_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;341267&#8243; media_width_pixel=&#8221;336&#8243; media_link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Fshow%2F4TCLX7DCUX8JjobuoQwcuZ&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;3&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;648673&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;2289&#8243; media_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;722773&#8243; media_width_pixel=&#8221;395&#8243; media_link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.google.com%2Ffeed%2FaHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xODg5MTg4LnJzcw%3Fsa%3DX%26ved%3D2ahUKEwjPxI3jzPD0AhVKwYUKHYGZClEQ9sEGegQIARAC&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_visibility=&#8221;yes&#8221; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_visibility=&#8221;yes&#8221; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;452176&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; desktop_visibility=&#8221;yes&#8221; medium_visibility=&#8221;yes&#8221; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_visibility=&#8221;yes&#8221; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;618270&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our host Jonathan Corman talks to guests HH Judge Davis-White QC and Hugh Evans, Barrister at 4 New Square, about why litigants lose cases they expect to win.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":459,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-466","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why do litigants lose cases they expect to win? - S2E3 - Fenchurch Law UK<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/fenchurchlaw.com\/en-uk\/podcast\/why-do-litigants-lose-cases-they-expect-to-win-s2e3\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why do litigants lose cases they expect to win? - S2E3 - Fenchurch Law UK\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Our host Jonathan Corman talks to guests HH Judge Davis-White QC and Hugh Evans, Barrister at 4 New Square, about why litigants lose cases they expect to win.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/fenchurchlaw.com\/en-uk\/podcast\/why-do-litigants-lose-cases-they-expect-to-win-s2e3\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Fenchurch Law UK\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-20T14:57:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/fenchurchlaw.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/08\/podcast-placeholder.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1078\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1078\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fenchurchlaw.com\\\/en-uk\\\/podcast\\\/why-do-litigants-lose-cases-they-expect-to-win-s2e3\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fenchurchlaw.com\\\/en-uk\\\/podcast\\\/why-do-litigants-lose-cases-they-expect-to-win-s2e3\\\/\",\"name\":\"Why do litigants lose cases they expect to win? - S2E3 - Fenchurch Law UK\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fenchurchlaw.com\\\/en-uk\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fenchurchlaw.com\\\/en-uk\\\/podcast\\\/why-do-litigants-lose-cases-they-expect-to-win-s2e3\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fenchurchlaw.com\\\/en-uk\\\/podcast\\\/why-do-litigants-lose-cases-they-expect-to-win-s2e3\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fenchurchlaw.com\\\/en-uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/6\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/podcast-placeholder.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-10-19T23:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-20T14:57:49+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fenchurchlaw.com\\\/en-uk\\\/podcast\\\/why-do-litigants-lose-cases-they-expect-to-win-s2e3\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/fenchurchlaw.com\\\/en-uk\\\/podcast\\\/why-do-litigants-lose-cases-they-expect-to-win-s2e3\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fenchurchlaw.com\\\/en-uk\\\/podcast\\\/why-do-litigants-lose-cases-they-expect-to-win-s2e3\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fenchurchlaw.com\\\/en-uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/6\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/podcast-placeholder.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fenchurchlaw.com\\\/en-uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/6\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/podcast-placeholder.png\",\"width\":1078,\"height\":1078},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fenchurchlaw.com\\\/en-uk\\\/podcast\\\/why-do-litigants-lose-cases-they-expect-to-win-s2e3\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fenchurchlaw.com\\\/en-uk\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Why do litigants lose cases they expect to win? &#8211; S2E3\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fenchurchlaw.com\\\/en-uk\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fenchurchlaw.com\\\/en-uk\\\/\",\"name\":\"Fenchurch Law UK\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fenchurchlaw.com\\\/en-uk\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Why do litigants lose cases they expect to win? - S2E3 - Fenchurch Law UK","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/fenchurchlaw.com\/en-uk\/podcast\/why-do-litigants-lose-cases-they-expect-to-win-s2e3\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Why do litigants lose cases they expect to win? - S2E3 - Fenchurch Law UK","og_description":"Our host Jonathan Corman talks to guests HH Judge Davis-White QC and Hugh Evans, Barrister at 4 New Square, about why litigants lose cases they expect to win.","og_url":"https:\/\/fenchurchlaw.com\/en-uk\/podcast\/why-do-litigants-lose-cases-they-expect-to-win-s2e3\/","og_site_name":"Fenchurch Law UK","article_modified_time":"2026-01-20T14:57:49+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1078,"height":1078,"url":"https:\/\/fenchurchlaw.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/08\/podcast-placeholder.png","type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Estimated reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/fenchurchlaw.com\/en-uk\/podcast\/why-do-litigants-lose-cases-they-expect-to-win-s2e3\/","url":"https:\/\/fenchurchlaw.com\/en-uk\/podcast\/why-do-litigants-lose-cases-they-expect-to-win-s2e3\/","name":"Why do litigants lose cases they expect to win? - S2E3 - Fenchurch Law UK","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/fenchurchlaw.com\/en-uk\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/fenchurchlaw.com\/en-uk\/podcast\/why-do-litigants-lose-cases-they-expect-to-win-s2e3\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/fenchurchlaw.com\/en-uk\/podcast\/why-do-litigants-lose-cases-they-expect-to-win-s2e3\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/fenchurchlaw.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/08\/podcast-placeholder.png","datePublished":"2022-10-19T23:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-01-20T14:57:49+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/fenchurchlaw.com\/en-uk\/podcast\/why-do-litigants-lose-cases-they-expect-to-win-s2e3\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/fenchurchlaw.com\/en-uk\/podcast\/why-do-litigants-lose-cases-they-expect-to-win-s2e3\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/fenchurchlaw.com\/en-uk\/podcast\/why-do-litigants-lose-cases-they-expect-to-win-s2e3\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/fenchurchlaw.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/08\/podcast-placeholder.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/fenchurchlaw.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/08\/podcast-placeholder.png","width":1078,"height":1078},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/fenchurchlaw.com\/en-uk\/podcast\/why-do-litigants-lose-cases-they-expect-to-win-s2e3\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/fenchurchlaw.com\/en-uk\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Why do litigants lose cases they expect to win? &#8211; S2E3"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/fenchurchlaw.com\/en-uk\/#website","url":"https:\/\/fenchurchlaw.com\/en-uk\/","name":"Fenchurch Law UK","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/fenchurchlaw.com\/en-uk\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fenchurchlaw.com\/en-uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcast\/466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fenchurchlaw.com\/en-uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcast"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fenchurchlaw.com\/en-uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/podcast"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fenchurchlaw.com\/en-uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fenchurchlaw.com\/en-uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fenchurchlaw.com\/en-uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fenchurchlaw.com\/en-uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}