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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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have a serious query, for a change.
i was recently forced into requiring th services of a solicitor.
the reasons and why fores arent important, as tbh im not really that proud of it to feel the need to brag.
i enquired to a local company about using them to represent me, and they agreed for a fixed price of £500 + VAT + travelling expenses, which was going to be a further £50, so £650 in total.
now, the fact of the matter is, i won the legal action, so faced no charges in the end, but upon getting the bill through from the solicitors, it has a final figure of £470 inc VAT.
not only that, but they didnt actually represent me in court, they contacted a 3rd party solicitors, that happened to be local to the court i was attending, so travelling was nominal (less than 10 miles each way)
also, i dont think the original solicitors represnted me fairly as they gave me no idea of what was going t ohappen in court (im generally a good lad and keep my nose clean so have only been to court once before in my life, and that wasnt for a legal action, if that makes sense),to the point i turned up to court emty handed and had to get the hearing adjourned so i could gather the evidence i needed to defend myself, it was the other lot that told me to get all the evidence i required to represent my side of things.
do i have any recourse to complain about the actions of the first lot of solicitors?
should i ask for the balance of my money back? (nearlt £200)
or should i just be happy i won the case and move on?
hope one of you lot have been in a similar situation and can offer some advice.
sorry for the long drawn out post |
