Unprofessional, Overpriced and all out dissapointed.
After 6yrs and having paid over £15,000 in fees and invoicing for a further £10,000 I had no choice but to contact the Legal Ombudsman who took up my complaint (seems they handle quite a few from this particular firm)
They tried to charge me another £10,000 on top of my £15,000 for a standard 50/50 divorce and financial separation.
After complaining directly to them they reduced the additional £10,000 to £7,000 and after complaining again (they still couldn't tell me how this invoice was accumulated and the senior family department solicitor cancelling all 3 meetings I had in the diary for 'personal reasons') the Ombudsman man demanded them to revoke any more charges as they indeed were not acting in my best interests and confirmed I had been overcharged massively!
They were given a deadline of 14th April to pay back what was in my client account and send me my decree absolute and court order, which I still hadn't received despite it being granted over 14mths ago!
They still ignore emails and now I have had to contact the Ombudsman again to chase this matter up.
This firm have left me with an awful experience from being late to court hearings and telling complete lies about my case (they didn't know me and my exhusband still spoke) and were playing each other off using the other and blaming the other parties solicitor who in the end also complained about Latimer Lee being non efficient!
Honestly if I can give anyone any advice it would be to use another firm and save yourself thousands of pounds and years of time and worry!
Update 13.05.22 still chasing and no reply to my emails.