Two claims can look identical on a credit register: same category, same firm, same red flag. One was struck out before trial. The other was fought and dismissed on the merits. UK Register Monitor reads the judgment — built for professional indemnity and D&O underwriters who price the difference, not the headline.
The gap
Both cases below appear identically on a standard credit or litigation register: "professional negligence claim — [firm]." Read in full, they're not the same risk at all. This is real classifier output, run against real judgments.
Standard register
professional negligence claim — Charles Russell Speechlys LLP
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struck out — abuse of processThe court struck out the claim as an abuse of process and also found it time-barred, with an extended civil restraint order issued.
Standard register
professional negligence claim — Hugh James
UK Register Monitor
dismissed — no breach foundThe court dismissed the claim, finding no breach of duty by the defendant solicitors on any of the alleged grounds.
Neither firm is the risk a bare flag implies — and a register that stops at "claim exists" can't tell you when it's the other way round either.
The pipeline
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Any judgment found is read in full and classified by what actually happened: struck out, a live dispute, a liability finding, or dismissed on the merits.
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