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Common Words and Terms in Legal Fees

Thursday, 20 May 2021

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The field of legal fees, just like the law generally, is full of jargon that can be difficult to understand. Here we explain in hopefully straightforw...

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Check your solicitor's billing arrangements

Thursday, 20 May 2021

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News & Case Studies

Solicitors may not be entitled to sue or take any other legal action on unpaid invoices by virtue of S69(1) Solicitors Act 1974 if the contract does n...

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Statute Bills Interim Statute Bills Bill Retainer

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Probate solicitor struck off after charging eight times the reasonable amount

Tuesday, 18 May 2021

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The Judge said there were “no documents on the appellant’s file to evidence any work done for the estate after January 2016, yet 36 invoices were raised in the period after January 2016”

Legal Futures reports today on the case of a solicitor's appeal against striking off after charging an estate where he was sole executor over eight ti...

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Probate Overcharging Estates Will Executor

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The Legal Ombudsman - 14 month delays

Monday, 17 May 2021

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Consumers are currently being told they may have to wait 14 months to have their complaints simply opened let alone investigated

The Legal Ombudsman scheme was set up under The Legal Services Act 2007 to regulate the legal sector and to investigate complaints from consumers. Unf...