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February 9, 2018 Andrew Hogan

When solicitors and clients fall out

Solicitor and own client assessments under section 70 of the Solicitors Act 1974 used to be rare beasts. It used

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February 19, 2017 Andrew Hogan

The back of the queue

This post first appeared as an article in the February 2017 issue of Litigation Funding magazine. As 2017 opens, despite

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December 11, 2016 Andrew Hogan

The top 5 ways your solicitor rips you off

What do you think of the title to this post? Does it catch your attention? Admittedly it is not blessed

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September 20, 2016 Andrew Hogan

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

Many of my colleagues at the Bar believe that I spend my days with an abacus, counting out 6 minute

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September 11, 2016 Andrew Hogan

The third way

When a client receives a bill for a solicitor’s work, it may provoke a gamut of emotions from gratitude to

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February 21, 2016 admin

Third party costs assessments reconsidered

Third party costs assessments are rare beasts. The context in which they commonly arise is in the context of challenging

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June 27, 2015 admin

Solicitors and their bills

I have thought increasingly frequently in the last couple of years, about writing a book on solicitor-own client disputes a

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January 4, 2015 admin

Conditional fee agreements and liens

Some years ago, at a solicitor-own client detailed assessment, I was told by my professional client that her policy was

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April 21, 2014 admin

Suing your solicitor?

One of the incipient developments of the next 12 months, must surely be a “mis-selling” scandal in respect of conditional fee agreements

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November 22, 2012 admin

Clients who don’t pay their bills

The post below was originally published in June 2011 in the Costs E-journal of Ropewalk Chambers Costs team. Litigation should

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