Advice on a problem with a Lawyer
Verfasst: 09.03.2017, 13:04
Hello,
I am Italian citizen, and used to live in Vienna from 2006 until 2008, and again from 2011 until 2014. I am writing to see if I can receive some advice about a problem I have with a lawyer in Vienna. Let me clarify that I am not in Austria at the moment, and I have not been there since 2014. But I still have a bank account in Vienna.
It happens that back in 2009, an Austrian woman owed me about EUR3000. That was due to a problem with my rental payment. This woman signed me a paper acknowledging her debt, but never paid me. So, an Austrian friend of mine suggested me to hire a friend of him who is a lawyer, to help me recover this money. At the beginning this lawyer used to tell me which were the possible steps to take and the cost of each one. Then, I used to confirm her on which step to proceed and transferred her the required money. Her last email was from 2011. It turns out that now this lawyer sent me an email saying that she could not recover my money, and asking me to pay her a bill of about EUR500. This bill shows activity she did until 2015. So, she is asking me for payment of steps that she did without asking me first.
I do not really know what to do now. Can she just do all those steps without my consent? I never actually sign her anything, but I do not know if this is important. I have not answered her email yet, but she gave me 14 days to do the payment. Can any of you give me some advice on how to proceed on this issue? I will greatly appreciate any advice.
Thanks for your time
I am Italian citizen, and used to live in Vienna from 2006 until 2008, and again from 2011 until 2014. I am writing to see if I can receive some advice about a problem I have with a lawyer in Vienna. Let me clarify that I am not in Austria at the moment, and I have not been there since 2014. But I still have a bank account in Vienna.
It happens that back in 2009, an Austrian woman owed me about EUR3000. That was due to a problem with my rental payment. This woman signed me a paper acknowledging her debt, but never paid me. So, an Austrian friend of mine suggested me to hire a friend of him who is a lawyer, to help me recover this money. At the beginning this lawyer used to tell me which were the possible steps to take and the cost of each one. Then, I used to confirm her on which step to proceed and transferred her the required money. Her last email was from 2011. It turns out that now this lawyer sent me an email saying that she could not recover my money, and asking me to pay her a bill of about EUR500. This bill shows activity she did until 2015. So, she is asking me for payment of steps that she did without asking me first.
I do not really know what to do now. Can she just do all those steps without my consent? I never actually sign her anything, but I do not know if this is important. I have not answered her email yet, but she gave me 14 days to do the payment. Can any of you give me some advice on how to proceed on this issue? I will greatly appreciate any advice.
Thanks for your time