Greed in legal proceedings is an interesting thing, some time ago I was assisting a person, who, was being told by the person litigating against them that property owned by both of them was worth a certain amount of money and they wanted X amount or they would not settle the claim.
They were insistent, but provided no proof of the value of the property in question. I am a great one for evidence, that is why I always say to people, make sure you put it in writing, keep your receipts etc.
Anyway as the person litigating against my client would not settle the claim for a reasonable amount, I suggested to my client that they obtained valuations of various items. My client was reluctant to spend the money but an expert valuer provided interesting information. One of the items was valued at 7 times less than the perceived value and other items were valued at 5 times less than the perceived value.
Litigation is difficult, if you are involved in it, sometime it is worth spending a little bit of money to get expert evidence to prove certain aspects of your claim. You are always given the opportunity of obtain expert evidence in Court proceedings though sometimes it is necessary to convince a Judge that an expert is necessary but in the end it could prove beneficial in providing proof so that the true value of a claim can be assessed.
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