If you have a shortfall of say #30,000, and at some point in the 'blackmail' soryy negotiations the lender says we at this time are willing to accept #4,000 as a lump sum as full and final blah blah. If it went to court, and that letter did not have 'Without P...@ at the top would you be able to use this against them, or is it not that simple.

-- (drobbrown@onetel.net.uk), August 23, 2000

Answers

I don't know if these links will help on this contentious subject but I found them by doing a search with the strings:

"without prejudice" +"uk" +"legal"

on the search engine:

www.google.com.

http://www.bakernet.com/Publications/Documents/1007_tx.htm

http://www.cavendishpublishing.com/lawstu/cases_articles/article10.asp

-- Lamps (Lamps@btinternet.com), August 24, 2000.

See the recent posting: "Without Prejudice" - A Recent Judgement. for a report of a Court of Appeal judgement on it's use.

-- Tony Hayter (Tony@Hayter.com), November 15, 2000.