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Solicitors Act – interim bills

February 2025 | Professional

The SC has refused to allow an appeal in a case involving interim bills; as a result, the CA decision stands. Section 70 Solicitors Act 1974 provides that a solicitor’s bill cannot be challenged after 12 months have elapsed. As the CA observed, ‘The time periods in which the client can challenge a statutory bill …

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SRA consultation – client money

December 2024/January 2025 | Professional

The SRA has launched a consultation on the sensitive topic of solicitors holding client money. The questions posed by the SRA are: Should we be looking at ways to reduce the client money held by solicitors? What controls, checks and balances are appropriate? How should payments from the profession be calculated and payments from the …

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