A lot of settlement strategy depends on how well you understand your own position, and how well you can assess the other side’s willingness to settle.
It is not just about the number.
It is about the pressure points sitting underneath it: merits, evidence, costs, timing, leverage, uncertainty, risk appetite, and what each side thinks happens if settlement does not happen.
That is what my settlement pressure tester skill is designed to help with.
It stress-tests a proposed settlement position by looking at things like:
– how strong the case actually is
– what assumptions the position depends on
– where the evidence is uncertain
– what leverage each side may have
– how the other side is likely to respond
– how timing and costs affect the strategy
It does not tell you whether to settle - that remains a legal and commercial judgment. But it helps make the underlying pressures more visible before an offer is made.