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This thread is technically in the wrong forum -

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-26725929

 

A pensioner from Greater Manchester claims he is being evicted after complaining about the solicitor who handled his father's will.

Paul Cowdrey from Rochdale said his home, part of his late father's inheritance, is being sold to pay a £130,000 legal debt owed to a solicitor.

He said he complained to the Law Society about the amount of hours he was being billed for by solicitor Michael Sandler.

Mr Cowdrey said he was then billed by him for investigating the complaint.

Two High Court judges have ruled Mr Sandler was right but the Solicitors Regulatory Authority described his behaviour as "morally reprehensible".

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Reading between the lines (unreported) it would appear that this is a family dispute as the other siblings were quite happy with the outcome.I suppose it comes down to what the complaint was about?

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There must be more to this. It sounds like the court assessed the legal costs, so there would have been an examination of whether they are reasonable. 127k is a huge amount and would presumably only be upheld for quite a big case ... not for a complaint.

 

The only way I can make sense of this is to think that Cowdrey sued the solicitors for professional negligence.

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Cameron said the government can't intervene, but he is going to look into it.

 

I think the MP should stay out of it.

 

These are costs awarded by the Court so politicians should not try and interfere.

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