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It’s not just the amount of the solicitor’s fees that a court can reduce. Court uses its powers under the Solicitors Act 1974 to disallows a barrister’s fee of £18k inc VAT, and the entirety of a bill of £17,100

Sunday, 21 February 2021

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Counsel's fee of £18k inc VAT disallowed

Murray & Anor v Richard Slade and Company Ltd [2021] EWHC B3 (Costs) (29 January 2021) Link to full judgment https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/...

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James Murray v Richard Slade & Company Ltd : Court uses its powers under the Solicitors Act 1974 to disallow a barrister’s fee of £18k inc VAT, and the entirety of a bill of £17,100

Friday, 29 January 2021

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Counsel's fees of £18,000 inc VAT disallowed from the bill

We are pleased to have represented the successful claimants in this case, in which judgment was handed down today. Further comment to follow. Do...

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Zulfikar Masters v Charles Fussell & Co LLP : Entitlement to assessment of "interim bills" totalling £930,000

Thursday, 21 January 2021

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Reaffirming the principle that

Checkmylegalfees acted for the Claimant in establishing, in a judgment handed down on 11th January 2021, entitlement to assessment of just under ...

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James Murray -v- DG Law

Tuesday, 16 July 2019

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An object lesson in why you should go straight to the experts

I would highly recommend this company as they don't treat you like a money pit, they treat you as a proper person. I suffer from dyslexia and sometime...

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DG Law Refund Overcharging solicitors

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A lovely testimonial from Mr & Mrs.Lane following resolution of a legal expenses insurance dispute

Friday, 05 July 2019

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A big thumbs up from our clients

We used Checkmylegalfees.com when we were in dispute with our Solicitors over their fees. This had been an ongoing dispute between our Solicitor and o...