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Undercharged by solicitor and contacted after 3.5 years??
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Xplosivgas wrote: »I would resist. Say you settled the statement they produced and it's unreasonable to raise this after several years. I suspect they're trying their luck as they have nothing to lose. When they know they're not dealing with a soft touch the balance will be written off. If they decide to pursue the sum through the courts they will need to send you a formal letter before action. Until that's received it's all just bluster and you shouldn't give them a glimmer of hope.
No, that is you trying your luck, not the solicitors trying theirs.
It's not as if they're scamming you - they didn't calculate their bill properly, and didn't ask you for the full amount. That error has come to light, and legally you still owe it. You are gambling that they write it off rather than pursue it.
This is a perfectly valid negotiating tactic to take, but it doesn't entitle you take any moral highground.0 -
I wonder if they found out the over-charged you they would contact you??0
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ReadingTim wrote: »Yes - the Solicitors' Regulation Authority has very strict rules about clients' funds and it's the sort of thing which gets firms in trouble.
That assumes they don't make mistakes..............which they do often.0 -
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They'll certainly get into trouble if they help themselves to client money. More likely (as in this case) is forgetting to sort out balances on a file, whether debit or credit.ReadingTim wrote: »It's about the rectification of the mistake, not the fact that it was made in the first place.0 -
ReadingTim wrote: »It's about the rectification of the mistake, not the fact that it was made in the first place.
It they don't find their own mistakes then they cannot rectify anything can they.0 -
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They'll certainly get into trouble if they help themselves to client money. More likely (as in this case) is forgetting to sort out balances on a file, whether debit or credit.
I know, like the big trouble all the MPs got into on their expenses. Sorry if I sound cynical, life experience has made me like I am.0 -
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