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Check your solicitor's billing arrangements

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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Probate solicitor struck off after charging eight times the reasonable amount

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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The Legal Ombudsman - 14 month delays

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...

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Checkmylegalfees.com reaches £1 million in refunds / savings

We've hit our first major milestone!  We are delighted to announce that we have just achieved over £1 million in refunds and savings for our clie...

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Did Slater and Gordon deduct the cost of an ATE Insurance Premium from your compensation? If so, get in touch

More than 100 personal injury clients are questioning the payments made for ATE insurance

On Monday the Law Society Gazette reported on our ongoing claims against Slater and Gordon. If Slater and Gordon acted for you in a "no win,no fee" ac...

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