Do I legally have to respond to a solicitors letter?

No, a solicitor’s letter has no force of law. You can choose to reply or ignore it at your own peril. Only you can evaluate whether or not it is advisable to reply or not. If it is about a serious matter, it would be advisable to seek legal counsel to guide your course of conduct.

What happens if I dont reply to a solicitors letter?

They may do nothing, or they may write another letter. Thus, if you don’t respond within a time limit you may then get a second letter from the solicitor informing you that court proceedings will be commenced if no reply is received within a further time limit.

Can solicitors send threatening letters?

If you have received a threatening letter from a solicitor it should indicate on the letterhead whether they are a member of Resolution. The longer answer to the question, therefore, is: Yes, solicitors can write threatening letters, but that does not mean that there is no limit upon what the letters may contain.

How long does a solicitor have to respond?

After you have sent your letter to the solicitor, you wait at least 8 weeks to give the solicitor time to respond.

Can a solicitors letter be ignored?

It is never advisable to ignore a letter from a solicitor as ignoring correspondence can result in unnecessary proceedings being issued or an Order being made by the Court. Even if Court proceedings are issued, parties are still able to reach an agreement.

How much do solicitors charge for a letter UK?

A short and straightforward letter generally costs one unit, i.e. a tenth of the solicitor’s hourly rate. Let’s say for the purposes of this blog, that a solicitor charges his or her time at £250 per hour plus VAT. Therefore, a single letter should cost £25 plus VAT (i.e. £30 including VAT at 20\%).

What happens when you ignore a solicitors letter UK?

Why is my solicitor taking so long?

But, why do solicitors take so long to exchange contracts? The truth is there can be numerous reasons from them simply being bad at their job or having too many clients to handle, through to instructions from the seller, delays in obtaining searches, and even unresponsive buyers.

Do you have to respond to a cease and desist letter?

Cease and desist letters put the receiving party on notice of a potential dispute, typically an intellectual property dispute. You are not legally obligated to respond or take the requested action after receiving a cease desist letter, but there may be consequences if you don’t.

Do solicitors charge for sending emails?

A solicitor will charge you for everything they do which is related to your case. This will include: speaking to you on the phone. reading and responding to your emails.

What do solicitors do with letters before action?

For every letter before action, I write and send; I have an equal number of calls seeking my thoughts on a scary letter received by our clients who, more often than not, are operating completely lawfully. As solicitors, our chief job is to translate the complex legal jargon and present it to our clients in a way that is helpful and informative.

Can a solicitor force a company to change its name?

All too often in the news, you hear about companies being “forced to change their name” after receiving a letter from a solicitor, or something similar. As a solicitor, sometimes I wish my pen (or computer keyboard) was actually that powerful! Spoiler alert, it’s not. The short point is this; a letter from a solicitor is just a piece of paper.

Is it hard to know what to do when you receive letters?

Sometimes it’s hard to know what to do when you receive a legal letter. Frankly it can be downright scary! All too often in the news, you hear about companies being “forced to change their name” after receiving a letter from a solicitor, or something similar. As a solicitor, sometimes I wish my pen (or computer keyboard) was actually that powerful!