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Ukwineman
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Does anyone know how long before an invoice for solicitors work is valid and still be claimed.
Mine did some work for me and as far as I was aware we were completely settled. About a 1 1/2 years later I have had a bill, this is the first invoice and not a copy reminder.
Surely after all this time if they not send me an invoice and its their fault I dont have to pay, I know I would never get payment from one of my customers if I did this, but does anyone know where I stand legally
Dawnie
Sex God
I thought it was something like 7 years but I have no idea where I am getting that from dunno
Unknown User

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Apparently it's covered somewhere in the depths of this Limitation act. Happy reading. lol
However, it does appear to be about 6 years after a quick google search.
Unknown User
Winey kiss
How about talking to another solicitor, one that does the first half hour free?
Ukwineman
Orgasminator
thanks folks looks like I got some reading to do lol
Unknown User
Might be worth giving these people a call:

I've used them on the odd occassion. They seem to know their stuff and they have solicitors on staff to answer legal questions. ;-)
GnV
Sex God
Quote by Ukwineman
Does anyone know how long before an invoice for solicitors work is valid and still be claimed.
Mine did some work for me and as far as I was aware we were completely settled. About a 1 1/2 years later I have had a bill, this is the first invoice and not a copy reminder.
Surely after all this time if they not send me an invoice and its their fault I dont have to pay, I know I would never get payment from one of my customers if I did this, but does anyone know where I stand legally

So, did you not pay for the original work done now invoiced or was this work never done?
If you have already paid for it, send the invoice back requesting justification for the account now rendered by his Firm as it merely may be a mistake by some junior or other.
If however, you didn't pay for the work and thought you had got away with it, legally if not morally it's still due. It may have only come to light following his annual audit for IR purposes (which can be as much as 18 months or more down the line) - indeed, he may have already paid tax up front on the WIP. Could it be that the charge relates to work done by a Barrister (legal opinion etc) who has only just asked your Solicitor for payment?
That said, a Solicitor is an Officer of the Court and you can ask the Court to "tax" the invoice, if it is justified in the first place but the amount is in dispute.
Other than that, it's off to The Law Society who are the governing professional organisation and have an adjudication system in place.
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Thats what I love about these forums. So many people with different knowledge on things.
It is brilliant.
I hope you get your problem sorted soon.
Ukwineman
Orgasminator
Quote by GnV
Does anyone know how long before an invoice for solicitors work is valid and still be claimed.
Mine did some work for me and as far as I was aware we were completely settled. About a 1 1/2 years later I have had a bill, this is the first invoice and not a copy reminder.
Surely after all this time if they not send me an invoice and its their fault I dont have to pay, I know I would never get payment from one of my customers if I did this, but does anyone know where I stand legally

So, did you not pay for the original work done now invoiced or was this work never done?
If you have already paid for it, send the invoice back requesting justification for the account now rendered by his Firm as it merely may be a mistake by some junior or other.
If however, you didn't pay for the work and thought you had got away with it, legally if not morally it's still due. It may have only come to light following his annual audit for IR purposes (which can be as much as 18 months or more down the line) - indeed, he may have already paid tax up front on the WIP. Could it be that the charge relates to work done by a Barrister (legal opinion etc) who has only just asked your Solicitor for payment?
That said, a Solicitor is an Officer of the Court and you can ask the Court to "tax" the invoice, if it is justified in the first place but the amount is in dispute.
Other than that, it's off to The Law Society who are the governing professional organisation and have an adjudication system in place.
I had been given invoices for works done and I paid them, at the point I told them I no longer wished their services I thought I was fully paid up.
According to their accounts I still owe them monies for works done that they have only just invoiced me for, their account was ill it seems and someone is not doing a very good job, they also replaced the accounting system so there is a possibility that old invoices have been re-invoiced dunno
I have to admit if it's not a mistake I will be very very
mad :x :x :x as my divorce is still not finalised and all the works that has been done were by me and my ex though mediation, my solicitor has given me no concrete advice and just listened to me and taken my money. :x :x :x :x
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GnV
Sex God
Quote by Ukwineman
I had been given invoices for works done and I paid them, at the point I told them I no longer wished their services I thought I was fully paid up.
According to their accounts I still owe them monies for works done that they have only just invoiced me for, their account was ill it seems and someone is not doing a very good job, they also replaced the accounting system so there is a possibility that old invoices have been re-invoiced dunno
I have to admit if it's not a mistake I will be very very
mad :x :x :x as my divorce is still not finalised and all the works that has been done were by me and my ex though mediation, my solicitor has given me no concrete advice and just listened to me and taken my money. :x :x :x :x

You'd have been better off with a priest then Winey..
they're much cheaper in the long run - 6d in the poor box is the going rate and no late invoices to worry about :grin:
foxylady2209
Sex God
Quote by GnV

I had been given invoices for works done and I paid them, at the point I told them I no longer wished their services I thought I was fully paid up.
According to their accounts I still owe them monies for works done that they have only just invoiced me for, their account was ill it seems and someone is not doing a very good job, they also replaced the accounting system so there is a possibility that old invoices have been re-invoiced dunno
I have to admit if it's not a mistake I will be very very
mad :x :x :x as my divorce is still not finalised and all the works that has been done were by me and my ex though mediation, my solicitor has given me no concrete advice and just listened to me and taken my money. :x :x :x :x

You'd have been better off with a priest then Winey..
they're much cheaper in the long run - 6d in the poor box is the going rate and no late invoices to worry about :grin:
And you'd get a fee shag biggrin