+1But if the solicitor passed on the money to you, then no one has lost out as a result of this.
Cheque was lodged in the solicitors account. Client was paid a portion before a bill of costs was provided. Bill of costs not detailed properly. Is what the solicitor did illegal?
The 3rd party here is the solicitor. The 1st and 2nd parties in the transaction(s) are the payee identified on the cheque and party who owns and controls the account the cheque is drawn on.However the time frame now is quite large and reversing the payments may not help the OP if the original third party has a say.