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solicitors/barristers collecting money?

  • 18-04-2016 6:31pm
    #1
    WhiteWalls
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 945 ✭✭✭


    Whats the general procedure for the legal profession if a client refuses to pay?


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  • #2
    Pat Mustard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,554 ✭✭✭Pat Mustard


    There is no standard procedure.

    Some may tax costs or sue.

    Some refuse to sue clients or former clients.

    Some wait. If the client comes back at a later stage for one reason or another, he is asked to discharge his previous bill, first.


  • #3
    johnnyskeleton
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 14,549 Mod ✭✭✭✭johnnyskeleton


    WhiteWalls wrote: »
    Whats the general procedure for the legal profession if a client refuses to pay?

    Beans on toast again, usually.


  • #4
    MarkAnthony
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,934 ✭✭✭MarkAnthony


    WhiteWalls wrote: »
    Whats the general procedure for the legal profession if a client refuses to pay?

    Apparently the worst buggers for paying are solicitors. So I'm told, again and again, usually around the time the glasses are looking a bit empty.


  • #5
    WhiteWalls
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 945 ✭✭✭WhiteWalls


    MarkAnthony wrote:
    Apparently the worst buggers for paying are solicitors. So I'm told, again and again, usually around the time the glasses are looking a bit empty.


    Do solicitors usually collect monies on a barristers behalf?


  • #6
    Pro Hoc Vice
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,087 ✭✭✭Pro Hoc Vice


    WhiteWalls wrote: »
    Do solicitors usually collect monies on a barristers behalf?

    Yes, the barrister should be paid by the Solicitor who gets the money from the client.


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  • #7
    MarkAnthony
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,934 ✭✭✭MarkAnthony


    WhiteWalls wrote: »
    Do solicitors usually collect monies on a barristers behalf?

    It's not uncommon (again so I'm told) for solicitors to be a bit slow in paying barristers.


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