The judgment of Master Matthews in Lyons -v-Kerr-Robinson [2016] EWHC 2137 (Ch) contains a cautionary tale for anyone proposing to use an alternative to solicitors to conduct their litigation. The defendant in this case used licensed conveyancers. Their charges were "extraordinary"; the conveyancer...
It seems astonishing that nobody involved in this litigation – neither the various solicitors and counsel involved nor the court staff – made a rudimentary check to verify that Blueprint were actually solicitors.
See also http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/QB/2016/2162.html.