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I am not a lawyer but I would like to point out something here - solicitors and lawyers sometimes like to drag things out and make mountains out of molehills as it's effectively a way of generating more revenue for themselves. So if you are going to see a solicitor, make sure you are well prepared before the meeting and have a list of questions written down before the meeting i.e. do they have a leg to stand on in UK law to try and 'extort' money out of you in this way? what if you simply cancel the domains - would they have a leg to stand on in getting compensation? etc
Also some solicitors partake in a scheme whereby they give you the first half an hour of legal advice for free (ask your local enterprise agency for a list of local ones). They do this basically because they know half an hour is not enough time for an indepth chat or to analyse the legal situation you are in fully. So really it's a con - it's not intended as legal advice at all - they do it as an intro intended to rope you into hiring them for a subsequent meeting (at £200+ per hour).
However I twisted this round to my advantage once by doing as much research into the legalities of the situation I was in first so I didn't need to go round the houses explaining the ins and outs of the situation and giving details of all correspondance (which no doubt they would insist on reading - probably slowly!) etc.
I made a short list of key questions for which I could not find answers in my research. I then booked my free half hour appointment with a major national law firm, explained the situation in legal terms which took me about 5 minutes (as I was well prepared and I understood most of the legal implications of the situation from my research) and hit them with the questions. I got precisely information I needed and hence did not require another meeting, so I got my legal advice for nothing, and learnt a lot from the research. So I would advise put the effort in yourself and be well prepared.
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