The Bad PlaceIrish Independent : Independent | Solicitors warned by legal watchdog not to charge fees for release of wills
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The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) has warned solicitors that they must not make the release of a will contingent on payment of a “storage fee” or any other charge, condemning the practice of demanding hundreds of euros to hand over wills kept on their premises. Citing a specific case in which a lawyer asked for €246 before providing a will to the executor of a late mother’s estate, the LSRA stressed that such fees are unacceptable under any circumstances.
