Solicitors slip up on advice

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Friday 03 October 1997 23:02 BST

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Putting your faith in solicitors could leave you out of pocket, according to a survey by consumer magazine Which?.

Researchers working for the magazine took four separate problems to 79 different solicitors' firms across the UK.

They found that in one scenario concerning a double-glazing dispute, only one solicitor out of 21 was able to give correct advice. Three more gave advice that could have cost thousands of pounds in unwanted double glazing.

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