I am pursuing a loan owed to me by an ex friend , who happened to do a disappearing act.
I had all the bank statements showing money went to their account and i have their fake address that they provided me with and an email address that is still active. I went to a solicitor who charged me a 'fixed fee ' of about £1300 and the rest were court charges and Private investigator charges. He had told me that despite the money, paid to him, each time I ring him, there will be £75 charge, regardless of timing. So, it has now been 16 months since he took on the case. He had told me i had a strong case and theres nothing for the other person to dispute. However, he (my solicitor) simply does not get back to me. I have written letters, asking for a fee update and full case update and he simply replies , will be in touch. I am guessing that the Private investigator by now would have found an address for the person, I've rang up the courts in my area and they can find no record of the case having reached them. He came across as a genuinely concerned and decent solicitor. If he does call and state he wont proceed further without more fees, can i refuse to pay unless i see what hes done till now on the case? I respect the workload of all professions, but i cant see how he could have done a significant amount of work on this case to justify more fees. I was advised that as the sum of money owed is larger that 5k, that it is better to seek the help of a solicitor than file a claim myself or go to a debt collection company.
Any advice would be much appreciated. thanks .
Answer by T E
yes u can file a complaint to the law society.
i suggest that u contact your lawyer the last time asking for update and fee incurred todate, before u complain to the law society
yes, after telling him to stop working, u can refuse to pay further for future services, unless he says that u still owe him an amount for past services done
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