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Ansah -v- Fletchers Solicitors - refund of £850 deducted from compensation ordered

No evidence of informed consent to pay more than fixed costs

​Fletchers Solicitors were ordered to refund £850 plus interest to the client following a hearing on 20th August in the Sheffield District Registry of...

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Daniel Latham -v- North Costs Limited (formerly North Solicitors Limited) : £2,100 in overcharged legal fees recovered for client but only after a visit by High Court Enforcement Officers

Defendant firm ignored two Court Orders

We were pleased to finally resolve this long-running matter this week, which has taken a degree of determination, faced with an opponent that seemed d...

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Updated guidance from the Legal Ombudsman as to its approach to complaints about legal fees

How the Legal Ombudsman approaches fees complaints

One of the major areas for complaint is overall service cost. We don't do detailed cost analysis, but if a complainant wants a detailed forensic bill ...

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James Logan : refund of £6,400 being spent on new car

James is using his refund to treat his partner to a new car

We were really pleased to have secured James a refund of £6,400 in legal fees this week. James only instructed us on 28th June, having suspected that ...

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Court slashes QC’s £25k fee for hearing where they weren’t needed | News | Law Gazette

King LJ said it was ‘unreasonable’ for a QC to have attended a ‘low-level hearing’ when there was no longer any threat to the welfare of the children

Appeal judge comes down hard on party whose entire legal team arrived for costs hearing after family case.

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