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colin13 · 2012-04-10 14:36:38

i friends withg somone who was going through a terrible patch in his marriage,he wanted to split,he gave her £25,000 which was 1/2 the proffit from the house they bought together,she went back to wales and was told by a lawyer that the £25000 was a gift,and they would need to do thing legally,she came back to house and…

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giraffe69 Posts: 3,617 Forumite

11 April 2012 at 11:40AM

The Rt Hon David Mellor QC is a distinguished wit and raconteur who may ask £3000 or more for making a speech. He once remarked on TV that "Lawyers are like rhinoceroses: thick-skinned, short sighted, and always ready to charge".

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