Probably as it involved more than one lawyer (I'm guessing 2 or 3 minimum to contest a case vs plod), several paralegals, several more admin staff, document request fees, court filing charges etc.... all adds up and rapidly so...
Probably as it involved more than one lawyer (I'm guessing 2 or 3 minimum to contest a case vs plod), several paralegals, several more admin staff, document request fees, court filing charges etc.... all adds up and rapidly so...