Mystery Invoice from Solicitor

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This may have been the subject of a thread already but I have searched for something similar without success.

I am a director of a property management company, and owner of one of the units.

The solicitor who used to represent the company has issued an invoice to us, without specifying what services it relates to.

As the amount is large (the owner of each unit would have to stump up about a grand) no way are we paying until this is explained.

Meanwhile, the solicitor has told us that unless we pay up, we don't get our company books, so we can't make a return.

Is this the sort of matter that one might refer to the Law Society as a complaint?

Is there any other way we can approach this?
 
Brendan said:
Why don't you contact the solicitor and ask him to itemize the bill? Brendan
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We have tried looking for this information and they refused time after time. It is really odd because we will pay the bill no problem if it is legit, even though there was no meeting of members to discuss incurring this expense.
 
All solicitors are obliged to provide you with a breakdown of your bill. Make sure that you keep an account of every contact between yourself and the solicitor(dates, times, what was said in telephone conversations etc.) as the law society will be more likely to entertain your complaint if you have some kind of evidence.

I'd recommend a visit to another (reputable) solicitor who will advise you as to how best to handle this one. It'll be money well spent as you can be sure a trip to court over your unpaid bill will cost you more.
 
Put the request for a detailed invoice breakdown in writing to them. If you get a refusal in writing from them then complain to them and/or to the Law Society. That should concentrate their minds.
 
L earner. Have you received a section 68 letter? By law whenever you engage in a solicitor they are required by law to provide you will a section 68 letter in relation to fees. I can get you more details if you want?

also to Sarahs comment. You will now find a solicitor in Ireland that i willing to investigate another solicitor. They are all in the one boat and trained together.
 
Investing said:
also to Sarahs comment. You will now find a solicitor in Ireland that i willing to investigate another solicitor. They are all in the one boat and trained together.
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Not a solicitor but it seems perfectly ludicrous to me to say they "are all in the one boat" or that they "trained together". For one thing, they did not all attain their qualifications at the same time and for another their primary qualifications were not all attained at the same place... methinks you might be making a sweeping and lazy generalisation there.
 
so-crates said:
Not a solicitor but it seems perfectly ludicrous to me to say they "are all in the one boat" or that they "trained together". For one thing, they did not all attain their qualifications at the same time and for another their primary qualifications were not all attained at the same place... methinks you might be making a sweeping and lazy generalisation there.
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If you are not a solicitor, why is it bothering you so much for then?? you only have to look at the Law Society they have a full list of solicitors that 'apparently' will investigate another solicitor but when you go to ask them they refuse, say they are too busy and make up any excuse to get out of it.
 
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