Solicitor held my money for 20 years should I get interest on top of the capital amount

silvercar

delilahdelilah said:

I have emailed them again to nudge things along they responded saying it’s just on hold a due to sickness …. Which I totally understand so I’m not pushing anything . 

Again thankyou for your help 

You are being taken for a ride. If it was legal work being done, they would have passed it to another member of staff. I think you should give them 14 days for a more substantive response or you will make a formal complaint.

delilahdelilah

Hi Silvercar thanks for your reply …. My first thought was surely in a company someone will take over… then I felt like I was being inconsiderate …. But yes someone should step in ? To resolve this 

silvercar

delilahdelilah said:

Hi Silvercar thanks for your reply …. My first thought was surely in a company someone will take over… then I felt like I was being inconsiderate …. But yes someone should step in ? To resolve this 

There will be another partner taking over responsibility for the absent partner's work. Understandably they may be trying to avoid picking up this guy's mess, but they have an obligation to do so.

delilahdelilah

silvercar said:

delilahdelilah said:

Hi Silvercar thanks for your reply …. My first thought was surely in a company someone will take over… then I felt like I was being inconsiderate …. But yes someone should step in ? To resolve this 

There will be another partner taking over responsibility for the absent partner's work. Understandably they may be trying to avoid picking up this guy's mess, but they have an obligation to do so.

I hope they try to get something together as this needs resolving…. I have still not had an explanation how this happened… 

user1977

delilahdelilah said:

silvercar said:

delilahdelilah said:

Hi Silvercar thanks for your reply …. My first thought was surely in a company someone will take over… then I felt like I was being inconsiderate …. But yes someone should step in ? To resolve this 

There will be another partner taking over responsibility for the absent partner's work. Understandably they may be trying to avoid picking up this guy's mess, but they have an obligation to do so.

I hope they try to get something together as this needs resolving…. I have still not had an explanation how this happened… 

As I said way back, how it happened really is not relevant, and I'm not sure why you're still barking up that tree. Undoubtedly it shouldn't have happened, but I don't think investigating the exact variety of c0ck-up behind it really helps you any.

delilahdelilah

user1977 said:

delilahdelilah said:

silvercar said:

delilahdelilah said:

Hi Silvercar thanks for your reply …. My first thought was surely in a company someone will take over… then I felt like I was being inconsiderate …. But yes someone should step in ? To resolve this 

There will be another partner taking over responsibility for the absent partner's work. Understandably they may be trying to avoid picking up this guy's mess, but they have an obligation to do so.

I hope they try to get something together as this needs resolving…. I have still not had an explanation how this happened… 

As I said way back, how it happened really is not relevant, and I'm not sure why you're still barking up that tree. Undoubtedly it shouldn't have happened, but I don't think investigating the exact variety of c0ck-up behind it really helps you any.

It is something that I want to know whether it is barking up a tree or not…. Yes it is a coxk up that withheld money that should have been paid to me …. But it has been implied by the company that a mistake might have been made in paying me in the first place …. And that they may have made an error in their funds paid to me already - even suggesting they might ask for it back.   Yes it’s been long winded but surely there would be a reason …. I appreciate your reply … but suspect I would not be the only one that might want to know why 

user1977

delilahdelilah said:

user1977 said:

delilahdelilah said:

silvercar said:

delilahdelilah said:

Hi Silvercar thanks for your reply …. My first thought was surely in a company someone will take over… then I felt like I was being inconsiderate …. But yes someone should step in ? To resolve this 

There will be another partner taking over responsibility for the absent partner's work. Understandably they may be trying to avoid picking up this guy's mess, but they have an obligation to do so.

I hope they try to get something together as this needs resolving…. I have still not had an explanation how this happened… 

As I said way back, how it happened really is not relevant, and I'm not sure why you're still barking up that tree. Undoubtedly it shouldn't have happened, but I don't think investigating the exact variety of c0ck-up behind it really helps you any.

It is something that I want to know whether it is barking up a tree or not…. Yes it is a coxk up that withheld money that should have been paid to me …. But it has been implied by the company that a mistake might have been made in paying me in the first place …. And that they may have made an error in their funds paid to me already - even suggesting they might ask for it back.   Yes it’s been long winded but surely there would be a reason …. I appreciate your reply … but suspect I would not be the only one that might want to know why 

Ok, if you're saying there's actually some doubt about the figure you are owed, that's a different matter. Have you checked the figures for the original transaction yourself? It's possible the firm doesn't have any more idea about it than you, they may simply be aware that there's a balance on the file and the relevant background information has been lost.

delilahdelilah

user1977 said:

delilahdelilah said:

user1977 said:

delilahdelilah said:

silvercar said:

delilahdelilah said:

Hi Silvercar thanks for your reply …. My first thought was surely in a company someone will take over… then I felt like I was being inconsiderate …. But yes someone should step in ? To resolve this 

There will be another partner taking over responsibility for the absent partner's work. Understandably they may be trying to avoid picking up this guy's mess, but they have an obligation to do so.

I hope they try to get something together as this needs resolving…. I have still not had an explanation how this happened… 

As I said way back, how it happened really is not relevant, and I'm not sure why you're still barking up that tree. Undoubtedly it shouldn't have happened, but I don't think investigating the exact variety of c0ck-up behind it really helps you any.

It is something that I want to know whether it is barking up a tree or not…. Yes it is a coxk up that withheld money that should have been paid to me …. But it has been implied by the company that a mistake might have been made in paying me in the first place …. And that they may have made an error in their funds paid to me already - even suggesting they might ask for it back.   Yes it’s been long winded but surely there would be a reason …. I appreciate your reply … but suspect I would not be the only one that might want to know why 

Ok, if you're saying there's actually some doubt about the figure you are owed, that's a different matter. Have you checked the figures for the original transaction yourself? It's possible the firm doesn't have any more idea about it than you, they may simply be aware that there's a balance on the file and the relevant background information has been lost.

Whatever it is and whatever the reason it’s not being resolved with much speed.  Also wonder how it ever raised its head if there is no paperwork.  The amount they paid … which they said they owed me was paid to me …. I was questioning the interest accrued in that … they suggested 92ish pounds …. I thought that was a small amount for a twenty year interest payment 

user1977

delilahdelilah said:

user1977 said:

delilahdelilah said:

user1977 said:

delilahdelilah said:

silvercar said:

delilahdelilah said:

Hi Silvercar thanks for your reply …. My first thought was surely in a company someone will take over… then I felt like I was being inconsiderate …. But yes someone should step in ? To resolve this 

There will be another partner taking over responsibility for the absent partner's work. Understandably they may be trying to avoid picking up this guy's mess, but they have an obligation to do so.

I hope they try to get something together as this needs resolving…. I have still not had an explanation how this happened… 

As I said way back, how it happened really is not relevant, and I'm not sure why you're still barking up that tree. Undoubtedly it shouldn't have happened, but I don't think investigating the exact variety of c0ck-up behind it really helps you any.

It is something that I want to know whether it is barking up a tree or not…. Yes it is a coxk up that withheld money that should have been paid to me …. But it has been implied by the company that a mistake might have been made in paying me in the first place …. And that they may have made an error in their funds paid to me already - even suggesting they might ask for it back.   Yes it’s been long winded but surely there would be a reason …. I appreciate your reply … but suspect I would not be the only one that might want to know why 

Ok, if you're saying there's actually some doubt about the figure you are owed, that's a different matter. Have you checked the figures for the original transaction yourself? It's possible the firm doesn't have any more idea about it than you, they may simply be aware that there's a balance on the file and the relevant background information has been lost.

Also wonder how it ever raised its head if there is no paperwork. 

Because the money is on their client account, allocated to your file. So they have to presume it's yours, in the absence of any evidence about there being e.g. an undertaking to a third party.

silvercar

user1977 said:

delilahdelilah said:

user1977 said:

delilahdelilah said:

user1977 said:

delilahdelilah said:

silvercar said:

delilahdelilah said:

Hi Silvercar thanks for your reply …. My first thought was surely in a company someone will take over… then I felt like I was being inconsiderate …. But yes someone should step in ? To resolve this 

There will be another partner taking over responsibility for the absent partner's work. Understandably they may be trying to avoid picking up this guy's mess, but they have an obligation to do so.

I hope they try to get something together as this needs resolving…. I have still not had an explanation how this happened… 

As I said way back, how it happened really is not relevant, and I'm not sure why you're still barking up that tree. Undoubtedly it shouldn't have happened, but I don't think investigating the exact variety of c0ck-up behind it really helps you any.

It is something that I want to know whether it is barking up a tree or not…. Yes it is a coxk up that withheld money that should have been paid to me …. But it has been implied by the company that a mistake might have been made in paying me in the first place …. And that they may have made an error in their funds paid to me already - even suggesting they might ask for it back.   Yes it’s been long winded but surely there would be a reason …. I appreciate your reply … but suspect I would not be the only one that might want to know why 

Ok, if you're saying there's actually some doubt about the figure you are owed, that's a different matter. Have you checked the figures for the original transaction yourself? It's possible the firm doesn't have any more idea about it than you, they may simply be aware that there's a balance on the file and the relevant background information has been lost.

Also wonder how it ever raised its head if there is no paperwork. 

Because the money is on their client account, allocated to your file. So they have to presume it's yours, in the absence of any evidence about there being e.g. an undertaking to a third party.

I think the question is why they suddenly found it sitting there, now rather than one year ago, or two years ago or indeed 20 years ago.