Check My Legal Fees News

Keep up to date with news and information from Check My Legal Fees

Vernon -v- Garvins LLP : refunds for clients of £1,472.73 from legal fees deducted following a road traffic accident

Partial refund of success fees

Mr and Mrs.Vernon were involved in a road traffic accident in October 2016 and instructed Garvins Law, who obtained compensation for them via the RTA ...

Continue reading
  3567 Hits

Allan Grubb -v- Lance Mason Limited : refund of £591.25 following restriction of base costs to the fixed costs recovered from the opposing party

Base costs charged to client limited to those recovered from the opposing party

We are pleased to be able to report on the outcome of this case, which was dealt with on the papers in the High Court in Sheffield on 30th October 201...

Continue reading
  2706 Hits

Paul Markley -v- Lance Mason Limited : Court applies s.74(3) Solicitors Act to restrict base costs to fixed costs recovered from the opponent

Base costs payable by client limited to fixed costs recovered

We are pleased to now be able to report on this case, which was heard in the High Court in Sheffield on 20th December 2018. Mr.Markley instructed Lanc...

Continue reading
  3476 Hits

Townsley -v- Forster Dean Solicitors : Partial Refund of Success Fees

We are pleased to now be able to report on the outcome of these cases, which were heard in the High Court in Sheffield on 30th November 2018, and in w...

Continue reading
  3099 Hits

Gallacher & Gallacher -v- Emerald Law : Solicitors Fees Disallowed Completely

Termination of the retainer was a knee-jerk reaction

Solicitors penalized for 'knee jerk reaction' to terminate CFA retainer – not a termination on reasonable notice CMLF helped us get a big win over our...

Continue reading
  4832 Hits