Hi thanks for your response, the penal notice concern is if he gets a ccj and requests an order for questioning in court under oath, to find out where my money is and I do not turn up as I am abroad, it can be contempt of court, not sure how practical or if he would go so far for £850, or if he bluffing . Perhaps I over think it.

Request for guidance please. House purchase aborted after12 months, Conveyancing Solicitor sends bill for 85% of fixed fee under 1k, I complain about bill amount as Conveyancer did not get the information I requested from sellers Solicitor which caused the buying process to drag on 8 months longer than it should had I got the information I wanted, in this period I paid higher short term rent, my claim against him to counter his claim. Solicitor takes 4 months to respond to my complaint, where he not really address my complaint just re bills me, I further complain and 3 months later I get email response from principal solicitor while I am travelling around Thailand, dismissing me quite aggressively and giving me 7 days to pay in full or he starts enforcement. I respond and ask does he mean court proceedings and is he declining alternative dispute resolution as I also asked for that previously , the response is I have already answered your complaint, which does not really answer my question. I then send email and give my Thai address for service and state I am not in the UK, I do not own property in the UK just sofa surfing there so cannot give a safe address for service and worried solicitor may rack up costs by applying for permission to serve out of Jurisdiction or send claim where I no longer live regardless. But my worst concern as he quite aggressive is he gets an order with a penal notice while I am abroad, and goes for committal proceedings for prison. Any guidance on how I should handle this much appreciated