Hayley Trim's Analysis: Toothless?

One of the most difficult things I found as a solicitor was asking clients for money. Legal fees have to be paid out of taxed income or savings while people are going through the trauma of separation and knowing that going forward the family income will have to fund two households instead of one.

It is of course always preferable to have funds on account or at least have bills paid on a regular monthly basis so that the solicitor is not permanently out of pocket and the client is not faced with having to make a large payment all in one go. But sometimes it is just not possible. Alternatives are litigation loans but these can be expensive and not all clients will be able to secure such borrowing. Maintenance pending suit applications can themselves be costly and time consuming and there is no guarantee of getting enough of a legal costs element to...

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