Our clients' former lawyer charged fees totalling $210,506.05 for work carried out in their family law proceeding.
Our client's former lawyer filed debt recovery proceedings in the Magistrates' Court seeking payment of $92,606.82 plus interest and costs. We filed a summons for taxation in April 2023 and settlement was reached after preparation of an extension of time and negotiations over several months.
The parties were able to agree that the total legal costs would be $166,899.23, leading to a 21% reduction to our client's legal fees.
All this occurred within 6 months of our engagement.