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Solicitor fees - % of award

carav10 · 2016-06-20 11:15:18

At the start of a personal injury claim, I signed a document with my solicitor whereby they would take x% of the award if successful to a certain value, and x% if it went over that value. I didn't think anything of it at the time, but have been reading since that they are not actually allowed do that? Does it matter that I…

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At the start of a personal injury claim, I signed a document with my solicitor whereby they would take x% of the award if successful to a certain value, and x% if it went over that value. I didn't think anything of it at the time, but have been reading since that they are not actually allowed do that? Does it matter that I signed a document agreeing to it?

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#2 20-06-2016 11:59am

Pat Mustard

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This is a request for legal advice.

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