Strategies for Recovering Unpaid Legal Fees – Leo Cussen Centre for Law

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Strategies for Recovering Unpaid Legal Fees

Strategies for Recovering Unpaid Legal Fees

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Fee disputes and client complaints are among the most common and consequential risk factors facing legal practitioners. If mishandled, they can trigger client complaints, regulatory scrutiny, business and personal financial loss, and lasting reputational damage. 

This seminar will address how to minimise cost disputes with your clients, particularly high-conflict or non-paying clients, and how to avoid unnecessary litigation and write-offs. 

Key issues covered include: 

  • Common pitfalls in engagement, billing, and recovery. 
  • Payment and security options, including the strategic use of caveats, personal guarantees, and set-off rights. 
  • Clauses for the recovery of legal costs – drafting and enforcement tips. 
  • Managing expectations, having difficult client conversations, and tips on clear communication. 
  • Preventing escalation, understanding client behaviour and conflict triggers. 
  • Late payments, charging interest, and handling disputes ethically. 
  • The formal debt recovery process, including choosing the correct forum.