I am going through lots of legal proceedings at the moment which is costing me a fortune.
I have just received the latest bill from my lawyer which included a lengthy email exchange with my ex, which was completely pointless- my ex was clearly time wasting- and now I'm being charged hundreds of pounds for it.
There are a few other points I don't agree with- like a few hundred pounds for reading his emails which were sent between myself and my barrister when my lawyer was out of the office. I don't agree with this because we resolved the matter between us - so I didn't particularly require her to read all the emails a few days later.
Are these reasonable things I could query?
Finally she always says don't worry about the money as we are making a costs order against my ex. Can I legitimately say I can't pay the bill until I receive my costs from him?
I know they don't like that - but at the same time I don't actually have the money.
What do you think?