A friend is in this situation:
"My solicitor is holding onto funds that were awarded to me in a judicial separation. The court ruling found that my ex spouse is liable to pay the legal fees that were incurred during the whole separation hearing - but my solicitor is saying that they cannot obtain these fees from my ex and he has no assets in his name so they will be using the funds awarded to me as payment. Is this right? Can they go against a court ruling and make me pay for my ex's costs?"
Can anyone shed any light on the legality of this behaviour?