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Firm ordered to repay success fee deducted without consent

The judgment reported on by the Law Society Gazette reveals multiple failings which, if dealt with correctly, would have saved this client a huge amou...

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Supreme Court ruling provides "clear guidance" in costs recovery in inheritance claims

Supreme Court ruling provides ‘clear guidance’ in costs recovery in inheritance claims | Law Gazette Ruling on how ‘financial need’ should be consider...

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Scott Morgan and Irwin Mitchell - £1,875.13 clawed back from compensation deductions, but questions about hourly rates and ATE insurance go unanswered

We are pleased to have resolved our client Scott Morgan's dispute over legal fees with Irwin Mitchell Scott was involved in an accident in September 2...

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Mark Carlisle

Mark is founder of Checkmylegalfees.com. He started his career in legal costs in 1987 at a firm in Buckinghamshire and set up his own Law Costs Drafti...

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Court of Appeal refuses Slater and Gordon's application for permission to appeal

Court of Appeal refusal finally settles three important technical points in claims against solicitors for scrutiny of legal fees

Last month we reported on the victory for our growing group of clients against Slater and Gordon in two appeals before the High Court. ...

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