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Firm had no right to charge £53,000 from client estate, judge rules

Today's Law Society Gazette reports here on the case of Royal Holloway and Bedford New College v QLaw Legal Services Limited, in which the&n...

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CMLF founder Mark Carlisle discusses legal fees from the point of view of consumers with the Legal Ombudsman and The Legal Lexi

Mark was delighted to be invited by Victoria Morrison Hughes, founder of "the Legal Lexi", to discuss matters relating to legal fees in a panel discus...

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What counts as "Excessive" Legal Fees?

Seven signs to look for - by Jerry Wilson

In UK law and practice, legal fees become excessive when they are unreasonable, disproportionate, inflated, or not properly justified under the Solici...

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SRA ramps up investigations into "No win, No Fee" Agreements

Insufficent Information on Fees

As reported by the Law Gazette, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has "cranked up the pressure on high-volume claims firms", over fears that clients...

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Legal Ombudsman Complaints at an all time high

The Law Society Gazette reports that the Legal Ombudsman received almost 3,500 complaints from October to December 2025 - up by 37% on the previous ye...

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