Greenwoods Solicitors

• Lawyers specialising in geotechnical and subsidence issues
• Early screening service improves CCFA recovery record

Greenwoods’ Geotechnical and Subsidence Team has expertise in the whole spectrum of geotechnical related issues from domestic subsidence through to major landslips and ground movement claims.

The successful pursuit of subsidence claims depends on technical expertise and a detailed knowledge of the decided legal authorities. At Greenwoods, we have more than enough technical and legal expertise to cut through any attempts at obfuscation.

We undertake a rigorous risk assessment of the technical evidence, reviewing movement results, soil investigations, DNA tests, engineering and arboriculturalists’ plans and reports and any other relevant data. We then seek to ensure that the overview of expert opinion is appropriately measured, to prevent claims becoming unduly technical and more difficult to resolve.

Greenwoods’ clients also benefit from an early screening service provided by established engineering experts. The results of the preliminary screening are made available before any CPR Part 35 expert is appointed, ensuring that, even if monitoring evidence is poor, a robust expert opinion will allow a recovery to be advanced.

This early screening service, combined with our close inspection of all available raw data, accounts for our notable success in subrogation recovery. We are usually able to achieve a higher percentage of successful claims than other law firms in the CCFA market  – and with larger than average returns.

A dedicated data and MI system, available on our extranet, enables our insurer clients to monitor the status of all claims.