EXHIBIT 23.1


                          CONSENT OF GRANT THORNTON LLP





                                  Exhibit 23.1


               Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants


We have issued our report dated August 23, 2001 accompanying the consolidated
financial statements of clickNsettle.com, Inc. and Subsidiaries appearing in the
Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended June 30, 2001 which is
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8. We consent
to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement of the
aforementioned report.



/s/ Grant Thornton LLP

GRANT THORNTON LLP

Melville, New York
November 12, 2001