No evidence to ground allegation that solicitor had collaborated with senior counsel against client

MacMenamin J (nem diss): Appeal from High Court (Birmingham J) - dismissal of claim - claim that solicitor used undue influence, improper incentives and coercion to induce senior counsel to collaborate against plaintiff - negotiation of settlement in 1985 - alleged negligence in negotiation - landlord and tenant claim - retention of senior counsel chosen by plaintiff - attempt to re-enter case in 1987 when settlement did not work out to plaintiff's satisfaction - claim against solicitor heard in 1992 - claim dismissed in High Court (Carroll J) on grounds that solicitors had relied on advice of senior counsel - claim against senior counsel in 1995 - claim dismissed by High Court (McGuinness J) in 1999 - appeal dismissed by Supreme Court - letter obtained by plaintiff in course of action from former solicitors to insurers forming basis of claim for alleged conspiracy with senior counsel - whether conduct of solicitor undermined plaintiff's right to fair trial - function of appeal court - findings of fact pre-eminently a matter for trial judge - rejection by trial judge of allegation of conspiracy between solicitor and senior counsel - consideration by trial judge of surrounding circumstances - insufficient facts to give rise to cause of action -requirement to show that solicitor had induced senior counsel to testify in a certain way - application to adduce new evidence on appeal - refusal of application - comment by trial judge that proceedings "would not have been out of place in a Dickens novel" - whether comment was indicative of bias.