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Taking the Legal Jargon out of Legal Fees

Time for Plain Language

Some of the terms used by lawyers are sometimes, we think, not designed with clients in mind. We've tried to explain some of the terms that you might ...

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Gill -v- Heer Manak : termination of retainer by solicitors without reasonable notice results in no entitlement to charge

It is essential that such notice as is given is "reasonable". If the notice is not "reasonable" then the firm cannot point to any applicable provision...

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Our Mark Carlisle writes in the Law Society Gazette

PI solicitors who simply ignore the contractual terms of business and simply deduct 25% of damages come what may must be brought to account.

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Don't Fully Understand your Solicitors' Terms of Business? Don't Worry.....You're Not Alone

The Legal Services Consumer Panel published research yesterday concluding that improvements were needed to the way in which solicitors communicated th...

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