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Gareth Corfield Thu 21 Jan 2021 // 11:17 UTC Share
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A man who branded a Leicester law firm as another scam solicitor on review website Trustpilot has been ordered to pay it £28,500 in libel damages and legal costs.
Philip Waymouth not only libelled his former solicitors after receiving what he felt to be unsatisfactory legal advice but also didn t get legal representation to defend the libel lawsuit, as the High Court recounted in a judgment this week. The Defendant was involved in a dispute concerning the enforcement of a court order, explained Master David Cook, the judge in the case. He sought out the Claimant after an internet search, signed their standard terms and conditions after which the Defendant gave him advice for a fixed fee of £200. It seems that for some reason, which he has never fully articulated, the Defendant was dissatisfied with the advice he was given.