The Hanging in the Hotel
“She reflected rather sourly that the document could have been on his desk by the end of their previous meeting. A few sentences added to a standard form and the job was done. The inventions of word-processing, faxes and email must have reduced the workload of solicitors enormously.
But respect for ‘the law’s delay’ was one of the foundations of their professional principles – and certainly of their fee structure. So, in a provincial practice like Renton and Chew, everything had to take a long time, and all communications be sent by post.
After another bonhomous Dickensian welcome and an accepted offer of coffee, Donald Chew asked her to ‘run her eye’ over the will and check it was now in the form she wished. (If it wasn’t, the document would no doubt be removed for the lengthy changing of a couple of words and another appointment be made for a further meeting.) Having scrutinized the insertions and then, as a double-check, read through the whole will, Carole agreed that the ch...anges had been made according to her instructions.MoreLess
But respect for ‘the law’s delay’ was one of the foundations of their professional principles – and certainly of their fee structure. So, in a provincial practice like Renton and Chew, everything had to take a long time, and all communications be sent by post.
After another bonhomous Dickensian welcome and an accepted offer of coffee, Donald Chew asked her to ‘run her eye’ over the will and check it was now in the form she wished. (If it wasn’t, the document would no doubt be removed for the lengthy changing of a couple of words and another appointment be made for a further meeting.) Having scrutinized the insertions and then, as a double-check, read through the whole will, Carole agreed that the ch...anges had been made according to her instructions.MoreLess
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