Effect on other parties

Ansari v Knowles and others [2012] EWHC 3137 (QB), [2012] All ER (D) 117 (Nov); NLJ 16 November

In circumstances where a settlement was reached with one tortfeasor for only part of the full value of a claim, or for that matter a judge determined the compensation in respect of only a part of the claim, it might be possible to recover the balance against any other tortfeasor liable in respect of the harm suffered. However, it would depend upon the particular circumstances of the case. It would have to be clear that the settlement (or judgment, as the case might be) covered only part of the damages suffered.