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I don't like this attitude, but if you've any experience of litigation, you understand it. I've had two recent experiences with the justice system. One I "won", and ended up with about 25% of the damages I was legally "entitled" to. I settled for 50%, of which half went to my solicitors for...

A-ha! Thanks, Raddles, that's crystal-clear. :) I was thinking that George's bill is under $750, but I guess the point is that's only because the job was only partially completed. Am I right in suggesting that because the completed job would have been (well) over the $750, a cost agreement...

This is where I'm confused. I accept Raddles' assertion that George has precedent on his side, but I'm still unclear whether you do or do not need a cost agreement signed if performing conveyancing under $750. Or is the assumption that conveyancing is never under $750? :confused: (My...

OK, I defer to raddles... she's the legal costs guru! So am I right in saying that you think if you'd asked for advice and had work done on another matter, you'd probably have to pay, but because it's conveyancing and normally does involve a written agreement and payment for searches etc...

Because maybe, like me, they're not so sure the law is on George's side; the content of that initial phone call is really crucial. If the solicitor's firm had reasonable grounds for believing they were instructed to do certain things for George, and they did them before being instructed...