Lawyer is demanding too much fee

Steve Martin (Querist) 07 August 2023 This query is : Resolved
Hi All,

My mother involved in an accident in 2006. The lawyer took the case and he paid RS 5000 in 2006 for expenses. Now after 17 years, court awarded RS 2,37,000. Lawyers asking 15% from the award and RS 20000 for other expenses and he said he gave RS 7000 for expenses to my mother. All added comes around RS 92000 in fees. Out of awarded 237000, my mother ll get around 150000. Is this normal? I see this as unethical. Not sure what do to do. Any sort of advice is highly appreciated.

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kavksatyanarayana (Expert) 07 August 2023
At the time the case came to court, what you/your mother and advocate mutually agreed to pay the advocate's fees? So amicably settle the issue.

T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate (Expert) 08 August 2023
There is no infirmity found in this demand.
Your lawyer had been handling this case from the year 2006 without taking any fees.
In fact he has given you some money long ago.
Therefore it will not just on your part if you agitate over the lawyer's share as his fees when the case has come to end in your favor.
You may better negotiate and try to reduce the fee if the lawyer is okay to do so