Category Archives: Solicitors’ charges

Solicitor struck off for overcharging probate clients

The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has struck off a solicitor with 55 years experience for overcharging probate clients.  Harold Anthony Newell qualified as a solicitor 1963. He had been a sole practitioner of TS Barkes & Son of Moreton-in-Marsh. The tribunal found that Mr Newell failed to provide client care letters or any written costs information […]

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Personal injury solicitor suspended

A personal injury solicitor has admitted paying unlawful referral fees for claims and running cases which clients had not authorised. Andrew Clinch dealt with numerous personal injury claims where purported victims of road traffic accidents had either not signed the relevant forms or expressly said they did not wish to pursue compensation. The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal […]

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Prices and complaints data must be published says Solicitors Regulation Authority

Law firms may be required to publish price information on their websites next year. The Solicitors Regulation Authority confirmed its long-held ambition to ensure consumers have more information about their potential legal services provider. Any changes would be implemented no earlier than autumn next year. The SRA suggests firms do this only for certain types […]

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Consumers ‘happy’ with solicitors’ services but price issue remains, SRA says

Vulnerable people seeking help in family law cases generally have a positive experience with solicitors though one in 10 describes their experience as ‘very poor’, according to research published today. The findings appear in independent research into services published by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. On the price of services, the report states: ‘Just under two […]

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