{"product_id":"vragen-72140-ik-heb-vanwege-een-wanbetaler-een-advocaat-ingeschakeld-om-voor-mij-het-geld-te-incaseren-heb-met","title":"Legal Advice: Costs and Defaulters","description":"\u003ch4\u003e Questioner\u003c\/h4\u003e \nI hired a lawyer to collect the money for me because of a defaulter. I had two conversations with him and made it clear that I did not want to spend more than 1000 euros because I had already incurred a lot of costs and, despite various agreements, I was barely getting my money back. Meanwhile, after a few threatening letters from the lawyer, the other party suddenly announced that they no longer wanted to pay, with the result that the lawyer told me that I had to initiate proceedings through a lawsuit.\n Because he told me that this would cost another 5 thousand euros, I said no to it.\n To my astonishment, I was suddenly presented with an additional bill of almost 1100 euros, which I naturally did not agree with because I had personally agreed with him not to spend more than a thousand euros on this. \nNow my question is, does he want me to pay for everything, even though it was his mistake? He initially told me when I called that the bill was incorrect, but then he called me back and said I had to pay anyway. I don't think this is normal, and I've already paid €1000. Is there anything I can do about this?\n\n I'd love to hear from you.\n And thank you in advance.\n\u003ch4\u003e Questioner\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n If you've made that agreement, the lawyer should honor it. I advise you to discuss this with the lawyer in question. Regarding any legal proceedings that may be initiated, you could propose a (fixed) price agreement. This would make the costs more predictable.\n\u003ch4\u003e Questioner\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n How large is the principal claim and, also important, what is it based on, the legal basis? \nBecause, up to a certain point, a lawyer isn't mandatory: you could have a lawyer draft the summons and then handle the rest yourself. This certainly doesn't have to cost €5,000! (I'm thinking closer to ten percent of that.) And are you also considering the possibility of capping the claim at the subdistrict court limit of €25,000?\n\u003ch4\u003e Questioner\u003c\/h4\u003e \nWhat I mean is, I've now transferred the case to a debt collection agency, which costs me nothing more. However, I do have a problem with this: despite my agreement with my lawyer not to spend more than €1,000 on this case, he still sent me an additional bill of almost €1,100 after I agreed not to pursue legal action. I disagree with that. I've already tried to get €200 five times, and recently asked him to waive the €97 he owed me. He said he would look into it and send me an email to confirm, but he didn't. I've since called him twice more and couldn't get through, even though I'd like confirmation that I've paid the bill. I think he should give me some compensation, as he defaulted, and I don't think I should have paid it at all. We agreed on €1,000, and without informing me, he created an additional bill of almost €1,100. what should I do or should I say that I want my money back if he does not accommodate me???\n \u003ch4\u003eQuestioner\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n Yes, there is an appointment, right?\n","brand":"Rechtswinkel.nl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56301694779741,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.rechtswinkel.nl\/en\/products\/vragen-72140-ik-heb-vanwege-een-wanbetaler-een-advocaat-ingeschakeld-om-voor-mij-het-geld-te-incaseren-heb-met","provider":"Rechtswinkel.nl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}