I'll try and keep them simple. DPs great grandmother made provisions in her will for him and his siblings and cousins. This was done in the form of shares. When DP was 21 he sold his shares and had a nice pot of money from it. This was over 15 years ago.
In December he and the other siblings and cousins received a letter from the solicitors that handled the will and shares to say there was an extra investment share that has been missed and everyone was entitled to some as til now hidden money. The solicitors are technically new as they took over the company that originally sorted it all.
Since December the contact from the solicitors has been sporadic at best. This has meant my DP and one of his cousins have been chasing it up and emails often go ignored. It has been intimated that there is a charge for replying to each email but as the contact has been unsatisfactory I don't believe this to be fair.
The biggest issue is the solicitor is keeping his fee secret. At no point has anyone signed a contract or been told in writing or in conversation what the solicitor is taking as his fee. My fear is that he will take most of the money as we have no clue what his fees are.
Surely this isn't right? I would appreciate any advice anyone has.