I’ve hired a solicitor on a fixed fee basis who keeps making mistakes when emailing my ex. This has meant that new documents have had to be sent out in the post and has derailed the entire process. I already feel that the solicitor has allowed my ex to drag things out for long enough, as deadlines have come and gone and all he gets is a gentle reminder before he sends another quick email to fend off the solicitor for another few weeks. My ex husband has narcissistic personality disorder and yet the solicitor has sent emails using wording which have sent him into a rage and caused him to lash out at me, doing things like cutting my maintenance in half (now claiming it’s all he can afford as his “official” salary is around £40k) and being completely unreasonable in other areas. I asked the solicitor if emails could possibly be sent to me for preview before being sent off but surprisingly, I received an angry sounding response which stated that as I’m paying for services on a fixed fee basis, this would not be possible and that I would need to start paying an hourly rate if I were to request proofreading emails first. I’m quite upset by the tone of the email but am now wondering; is this normal practice?