The phrase "proceed to settle" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It means to continue or move forward with settling a matter or issue. Example: After months of negotiations, the two parties finally agreed to proceed to settle the dispute out of court.
The league has opposed his plan for various reasons, including the possibility he might use some of the proceeds to settle his divorce case.
The former Lehman officers have has also asked the bankruptcy court to release $8.25 million in insurance proceeds to settle a separate claim by the state of New Jersey against Mr. Fuld and his former colleagues.
If the bankruptcy judge agrees with the Lehman officials' request and releases the insurance proceeds to settle this lawsuit, Mr. Fuld and his former colleagues will not have to bear any personal expense in resolving the case.
Proceeds would go to settle a judgment being leveled against him by a dog clothing company.
Along with paying down the Treasury line of credit, the company said that $550 million of its proceeds would go to settle a lawsuit filed by three Ohio pension funds in 2004.
The Justice Department proceeded to quickly settle an antitrust case in ITT's favor, with President Nixon personally intervening to obtain the result.
However, they chose to settle rather than proceed to a costly trial.
This is like saying, "Now that the issue of what to wear to brunch has been settled, we can now proceed to strip naked and slice off our own genitals with a rusty paring knife," and never even twitching at the hot, molten insanity of the idea that was just expressed.
If you decide not to settle, mediate, or arbitrate, you will have to proceed to a court trial.
The ADR is used where disputes cannot be settled informally but do not proceed to court, they involve a neutral third party.
