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Hi,
I have been "dumped" by my previous solicitor (after having paid thousands for their services) in a particularly stressful time. They also overcharged (GBP1500 for a trip to London from Oxford... just the journey time, charging even after they stopped acting for me, etc)
It led me to file a complaint with them first, then with the ombudsman.
Ombudsman says it will take one year(!) before they look at the case.
The interest racked up, I responded to the Letter before Claim with request for more information and wanted to respond in time (make a suggestion to pay part).
Now they already filed and I received a claim form several days before end of the 30 days waiting time (according to pre-action protocol).
The sum claimed is now >10000 GBP and it's crushing me. They rejected my offer to pay 500 a month which is already quite a load!
What's the best defense? What is the next step?
Shall I pay part, then react to the form and say I paid the part I considered relevant?
The advantage would be that the case would get into the small claims court again.
Shall I say I dispute all of the debt?
I need to react tomorrow, of course...
Thanks in advance!
I have been "dumped" by my previous solicitor (after having paid thousands for their services) in a particularly stressful time. They also overcharged (GBP1500 for a trip to London from Oxford... just the journey time, charging even after they stopped acting for me, etc)
It led me to file a complaint with them first, then with the ombudsman.
Ombudsman says it will take one year(!) before they look at the case.
The interest racked up, I responded to the Letter before Claim with request for more information and wanted to respond in time (make a suggestion to pay part).
Now they already filed and I received a claim form several days before end of the 30 days waiting time (according to pre-action protocol).
The sum claimed is now >10000 GBP and it's crushing me. They rejected my offer to pay 500 a month which is already quite a load!
What's the best defense? What is the next step?
Shall I pay part, then react to the form and say I paid the part I considered relevant?
The advantage would be that the case would get into the small claims court again.
Shall I say I dispute all of the debt?
I need to react tomorrow, of course...
Thanks in advance!
