An unfair advantage?

The incoming Legal Services Bill will make it easier for clients to recover financial loss from their solicitors. While investigating complaints will cost the consumer very little, solicitors could be faced with large bills. Mike Willis examines the impact of this new area of risk for professional indemnity insurers

For consumers with a bone to pick with their solicitor, the only recourse for recoveries of financial loss has traditionally been the courts. When the Legal Services Bill takes effect and a new